Baskin
Baskin v. Hughes Realty, Inc.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Manella, J.
*190 In the underlying action for disability discrimination, appellant Tamara Baskin alleged that respondent Hughes Realty, Inc. (Hughes) violated the California Disabled *592 Persons Act (DPA) ( Civ. Code, §§ 54 - 55.3.) by providing no designated and accessible path of travel for persons with disabilities within the parking lot of a grocery store. 1 Specifically, she alleged that under the DPA, the store was obliged to designate an accessible path of travel from the street to the store's entrance that did not require wheelchair-bound patrons to travel behind parked vehicles. The trial court concluded that Baskin's claim, as alleged in her first amended complaint, failed on the undisputed facts. We affirm.
RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Baskin suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, a bone disease that renders her unable to walk or stand independently, and requires her to use a wheelchair in order to be mobile. In June 2014, she initiated the underlying action against respondent Hughes, which operates a Ralphs grocery store near appellant's apartment. Baskin's original complaint asserted claims for injunctive relief and damages under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Unruh…