Ramon Carter v. Dollar General Corporation

I. Background

Plaintiff brings this putative class action on behalf of himself and a class of mobility impaired California citizens against Defendants for violations of California anti- discrimination statutes. See Dkt. # 1-1 (“Compl.”). On January 27, 2025, Plaintiff filed this lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court based on three causes of action: (1) violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51 et seq.; (2) violations of California Disabled Persons Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 54.1 et seq.; and (3) violation of Cal. Civ. Code §§ 55 et seq. See id. As a patron at Defendants’ store located in Montclair, CA, Plaintiff alleges that he personally encountered multiple discriminatory barriers. Id. ¶¶ 31, 34, 36. This lawsuit concerns Defendants’ violations across seventeen (17) different stores in the state of California, which includes the Montclair location. Id. ¶¶ 34, 36. Plaintiff’s complaint requests the following forms of relevant relief: (1) minimum statutory damages; (2) injunctive relief to require Defendants to become compliant with California’s anti-discrimination statutes; and (3) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. See…