Theresa Brooke v. Ram Hospitality Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. 2:24-¢v-05807-SVW-AS Date July 12, 2024 Title Theresa Brooke v. Ram Hospitality Inc.
Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Paul M. Cruz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attomeys Present for Plaintiffs: N/A Attomeys Present for Defendants: N/A Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS
REPORT
It is the policy of this Court to encourage expedient resolution of civil litigation. Cf Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 (noting that rules of civil procedure should be construed to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding”). In accordance with that policy, the Court reminds the parties that “a defendant’s voluntary removal of alleged barriers prior to trial can have the effect of mooting a plaintiff’s ADA claim.” Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co., 654 F.3d 903, 905 (9th Cir. 2011). Ifthe defendant in an ADA case removes the alleged barriers and demonstrates that the alleged barriers could not…