[SmithL]

Wanger, Oliver Winston

Born 1940 in Los Angeles, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on January 8, 1991, to a seat vacated by Milton Lewis Schwartz; Confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 1991, and received commission on March 25, 1991. Assumed senior status on May 31, 2006.

Education:
University of Southern California, B.S., 1963

University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1966

Professional Career:
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant, 1960-1967
Deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1967-1969
Adjunct professor, Humphrey College of Law, 1968-1969
Private practice, Fresno, California, 1969-1991
Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California, 1970-1991
Dean of the law school, 1980-1983
City attorney, City of Mendota, California, 1975-1980
Temporary judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1988
Pro tem settlement conference judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 1989


Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

[Tamar1973]

Homeless advocates said the preliminary injunction by U.S. District Court Judge Oliver W. Wanger would help cement homeless people's property rights.

If they put their stuff on other people's property, the owners of that property have the right to do with it as they wish. The world is not these folks personal dumping space.

[taxesareforever]

Homeless advocates said the preliminary injunction by U.S. District Court Judge Oliver W. Wanger would help cement homeless people's property rights.

New term for property rights when one doesn't own land. This is going to get interesting.

[lawnguy]

Just forget it. Leave the squalor where it is, and the last person left can turn off the lights.

In fact, I would place used furniture all around the city in case anyone can use it /Sarcasm

[kinoxi]

So if I go pick up a few cardboard boxes and camp out on someones lawn, I have officially obtained an easement. I guess with that mindset the cardboard box people would be well within their rights to defend themselves if the offending party tried to claim back their property.

[Horatio Gates]

Much of the so called property in these encampments is so nasty, contaminated with human waste and surrounded by discarded drug paraphernalia. An EPA tactical unit in Tyvex suits would be required to come in to handle this crap. Screw this plan and burn it all.

[rickylc]

The way I would take care of this is start transporting these homeless people to the good judge's house and tell them that he just ruled they can't be moved from the nice posh nieghborhood they find themselves in, so set up camp and have a ball, no one will bother you.


I wonder how long it would take the judge to call the cops?

[Tzimisce]

...if these people own the property, then they're not homeless...

[truth_seeker]

This is consistent with California Tenant Law.

If the tenant leaves stuff (personal property) behind in his former rented property, the landlord must retain it for a length of time, giving the former renter an opportunity to reclaim his personal property.

If not reclaimed in the prescribed time, the landlord may discard it.

This applies regardless of the reason for leaving. It could be simply the end of a lease, or it could be eviction.

So all the judge is doing is giving these homeless folks an opportunity to reclaim their personal property.

I guess he doesn't see a need to punish them for their lifestyle, by depriving them of their right to their (personal) property.

Studies show that about 2/3 of homeless are alcoholics/addicts and/or mentally ill. I guess some citizens take glee in throwing their meager belongings in the dumpster.

I don't. Apparently the law doesn't. I doubt any churches would.

[Nathan Zachary]

By definition, "homeless" means they own no property, so how can the city be destroying it?

What a retarded judge. But that's not suprizing considering where this is.

[arthurus]

It is not that their prperty is trash so much as that they are trash, though I don't think they should be bulldozed.

[Leisler]

The question/problem isn't with the bums junk, but the unguarded land. If the city can not afford to fence or guard it's land, it should sell it to those that can.

You leave your keys in the car for weeks, don't be surprised if it is 'used'. Ditto you leave your front door open and go away for the winter.

It's in man's base nature to take things. Property rights are a higher order value.

From the Bums's point of view, you have various government agencies giving them stuff, things, services that the bums didn't earn, that are not their, and letting them use/sleep/befoul property that isn't theirs. Then you have the same government, occasionally, take the bum's junk and give them the rush. Once a year. Then you have another government organ, the courts, giving them the ok.

You kind of can't blame the bums for giving the finger.

Your tax dollars at work. Creating problems, screwing the solutions, spending money, accomplishing nothing. Rinse lather repeat.

[Boiling point]

Sooo, if they have no box to crawl into...that makes them a pedestrian...and therefore...Mobile homeless?