Deepa Patel v. City of Stanton

I. INTRODUCTION

On August 19, 2024, Deepa Patel (“Patel”), Sureshbhai Ahir (“Ahir”), California One Hospitality LLC, and Megha Hospitality LLC filed this action against the City of Stanton (“the City”), Elio Palacios, Jr. (“Palacios”), and Does 1-10. Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”). They asserted three claims for relief: (1) violations of at least seven constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”); (2) violations of their statutory nghts and the rights of their “minority guests and patrons” pursuant to the Federal Fair Housing Act (“FFHA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3604(b): and (3) writ relief pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.5 (“Section 1094.5”). Compl. §§ 47-61.!

1 Tn the original complaint, Patel and California One Hospitality LLC only claimed violations related to the revocation of the business license because their other claims were asserted in an earlier, related case. Compl. { 44. Ahir and Megha Hospitality LLC, however, were not plaintiffs in the related case. They claimed violations of their federal civil rights for the City’s failures to provide them notice at hearings and “other federal constitutional violations by the actions of the…