National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp.

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582 F. Supp. 2d 1185·2007 WL 2846462·20 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 467·2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73547

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 2, 2007C 06-1802 MHPCalifornia11,655 words

Opinion

Patel, J.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

Re: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and Motion to Bifurcate; Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Plaintiffs National Federation of the Blind (“NFB”), National Federation of the Blind of California (“NFB-CA”), Bruce Sexton, and all those similarly situated, filed this action against Target Corporation (“Target”), seeking declaratory, in-junctive and monetary relief. Plaintiffs claim that Target.com is inaccessible to the blind, and thereby violates federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled. Now before the court is plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and motion for bifurcation; defendant’s motion for summary judgment and the parties’ supplemental briefing on the state law claims. Having considered the parties’ arguments and submissions, and for the reasons set forth below, the court enters the following memorandum and order.

BACKGROUND

I. Parties

Plaintiffs NFB and NFB-CA are nonprofit organizations. NFB is a nationwide organization with a 50,000 strong membership, composed primarily of blind individuals. NFB-CA is the California affiliate of NFB. The purpose of NFB is to promote the general welfare of the…

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Parties

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF the BLIND, the National Federation of the Blind of California, on Behalf of Their Members, and Bruce F. Sexton, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated
Plaintiff
TARGET CORPORATION
Defendant

Judges

Marilyn Hall Patel

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