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# Lincoln’s house divided
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/lincolns-house-divided/
- Published: 2006-12-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:24:55.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Crime, Venice, #archive-import

VENICE — Tenants of Lincoln Place apartments who are fighting their evictions will have to do so in Malibu after a Santa Monica Superior Court judge moved the jury trial because of scheduling conflicts, said attorneys representing the residents.

The trial will now be held in Malibu Judge Cesar Sarmiento’s courtoom on Jan. 17.

The trial had originally been scheduled in Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Patricia Collins’ courtroom on Jan. 9, however, Collins had a full schedule and could not accommodate it, said Amanda Seward, an attorney representing 13 households MALIBU TRIAL, from page 1

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 22, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)