The Minneapolis man who has become the center of a controversy after opening up his property to the city's unhoused filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against him on Friday.

When Hamoudi Sabri allowed unhoused people to live on a commercial parking lot he owns off of East Lake Street he sparked a battle with city authorities.

Late last month, a judge granted the city a temporary restraining order against Sabri , barring him from allowing homeless encampments on the lot and other properties in Minneapolis until further order from the court.

At the time of the ruling, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the ruling was "the right call." But Sabri said the city was not operating in good faith and the motion he filed Friday argues that its restraining order critically impacts the rights o

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