Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Owners Seeking to Demolish Marilyn Monroe's Former Home
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Colson Thayer
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Summary
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Brinah Milstein and Roy Bank, who own Marilyn Monroe's former Brentwood home where she died. The couple sued the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, claiming the city's Historic Cultural Monument designation of the property constituted an "unconstitutional taking" of their private property without compensation. The dismissal is a major setback to their plans to demolish the historic home.
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On Wednesday, May 6, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by Brinah Milstein and her husband Roy Bank alleging the City of Los Angeles and mayor Karen Bass committed an 'unconstitutional taking' of their private residential property.
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