Patterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Melvin Patterson, No. 2:21-cv-02398-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was passed nearly thirty-five years 18 ago to ensure people with disabilities have “equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.” 42 U.S.C. § 12101(a)(7). Six Flags Theme 20 Parks, Inc., Six Flags Entertainment Corp., and Park Management Corp. (collectively, defendants)! seem not to have understood their obligations under the ADA, even after all these years. Melvin Patterson, a person who is deaf, brought this action because defendants did not 23 provide him with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter when he visited with his family. 24 He seeks an injunction under Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12181 et seg., and damages under

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