Kalani

Kalani v. Starbucks Corp.

Caution
117 F. Supp. 3d 1078·2015 WL 4571561·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98543
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 28, 2015Case No. 13-CV-00734-LHKCalifornia5,713 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Koh, J.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

This case centers on a dispute between Robert Kalani (“Plaintiff”) and Starbucks Corporation (“Defendant”) .regarding the use of Defendant’s interior wheelchair accessible tables at Starbucks Coffee store number 6931 (“Store”). Plaintiff claims that Defendant’s orientation of the Store’s interior accessible tables violates 42 U.S.C. § 12182 (“Title III”) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by requiring individuals in wheelchairs to be seated facing the wall with their backs to the inside of the Store. Particularly, Plaintiff claims the orientation of the interior accessible tables violates 42 ' U.S.C. §§ 12182(b)(l)(A)(ii), (iii) ' and 12182(b)(1)(B). Joint Pretrial Statement, (“JPS”), ECF No. 90 at 6. Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees, costs, litigation expenses, and an injunction requiring Defendant to locate at least one interior accessible table such that an individual in a wheelchair can be seated facing the inside of the Store rather than the wall." JPS at 3. Defendant’s position is that the interior accessible tables do not violate any regulations set out by the Americans with Disabilities *1081 Act Accessibility Guidelines…

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