Gastelum
Gastelum v. Best Buy, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO GASTELUM, Case No. 1: 23-cv-00244-KES-BAM Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT BEST BUY, INC. (Docs. 27, 30) Defendant. FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE 16 Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum, proceeding pro se, asserts that he is disabled as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). He contends Best Buy Stores, L.P. (sued as Best Buy, Inc.) violated the ADA by not having accessible features in its store located in Fresno, California. (Doc. 22.) Gastelum seeks summary judgment, arguing he is entitled to injunctive relief under the ADA and Unruh Civil Rights Act, statutory damages under the Unruh Act, and monetary damages under the California Disabled Persons Act. (Doc. 27.) Best Buy also seeks summary judgment, arguing Gastelum lacks standing under the ADA, lacks evidence to establish his federal claim, and his federal injunctive claim…