No one from Occupy L.A. shows up for hearing

This seemed a little sketchy from the start. One of the protesters had notified the L.A. City Attorney's office yesterday afternoon that he would seek an emergency restraining order preventing the cops from taking apart the Occupy L.A. encampment without first providing notice. A few city attorneys were sent over to Superior Court this morning, but no one representing Occupy showed up to file the required paperwork. From the LAT:

While the attorneys waited to see whether the paperwork would be filed, they talked about the legal complexities of a protest that claims to be leaderless. "How do we know if we're dealing with the right person?" Assistant City Atty. Valerie Flores asked. [Carol Sobel, a legal advisor for Occupy protests across the country], said there are a group of de facto leaders, including protesters who meet regularly with city officials.

Given how careful the LAPD has been in handling the protesters, it's hard to believe that there would be any middle-of-the-night raids. Even so, the clock does seem to be running down on the City Hall location.