The UCLA baseball program will be locked out of its stadium on veterans’ land west of the campus as of noon under an order issued by a federal judge late Wednesday.
At the end of a nearly 11-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter read a brief ruling enjoining UCLA from accessing Jackie Robinson Stadium and an adjacent practice field until it produces a plan that meets his satisfaction to ensure that service to veterans is the predominant focus of the 10-acre facility leased from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Carter imposed the order shortly after interim UCLA Chancellor Darnell Hunt made a late appearance in the downtown court in response to the judge’s warnings that he would cordon off the facilities if the chancellor did not show up.
Hunt, who arrived shortly before 7 p.m., stood by silently as the attorney representing the university pleaded with Carter to accept a proposal that was focused on increasing services to veterans.
“It’s more than a lease,” attorney Ray Cardozo said. “It’s a partnership. It’s a good trade-off from our perspective.”
Unpersuaded, Carter read the four-paragraph order in which he thanked Hunt for appearing but declared the proposal inadequate.
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