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Judge denies request to halt clearing of Seattle homeless camp

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A federal judge denied a request Thursday to stop Seattle from clearing the last remains of a homeless encampment that has received pushback from activists.

U.S. District Judge Richard Jones held a two-hour hearing Wednesday in which he referred to the winter weather as a "horrible time" to begin moving those living in Cal Anderson Park, according to The Seattle Times.The city had planned to clear the park Wednesday but paused after a lawsuit was filed to stop the action.

Some homeless people in the park left anyway. The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department gave the people living in the park a two days notice to remove their belongings from the area.

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