EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The city of Eugene has stopping destroying possessions of homeless people living in camps in response to a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The appellate court ruled in September that seizing and destroying possessions left in public places violates the U.S. Constitution.
The Register-Guard says Eugene is temporarily taking a hands-off approach to homeless encampments.
Mark Schoening, acting parks and open space director, says the city has halted all cleanups of homeless camps until the city attorney drafts a legal and practical procedure for dealing with them.
Local procedures are expected to include advance notification to camp residents and ways for collecting items removed by the city.
