Thomas
Thomas v. Kent
Opinion
Lead Opinion
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge *1050 Having reviewed and considered all the briefing filed with respect to the Motion for Summary Judgment [ ] (Dkt. 193, "Motion") filed by plaintiffs Jerry Thomas ("Thomas"), Sean Benison ("Benison"), and Juan Palomares ("Palomares") (collectively, "plaintiffs"), the court finds that oral argument is not necessary to resolve the Motion, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 78 ; Local Rule 7-15; Willis v. Pac. Mar. Ass'n , 244 F.3d 675 , 684 n. 2 (9th Cir. 2001), and concludes as follows.
INTRODUCTION
On October 23, 2014, plaintiffs filed this action against the California Department of Health Care Services ("DHCS") and former DHCS Director, Toby Douglas. ( See Dkt. 4, Complaint). Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint on January 29, 2015, ( see Dkt. 26, "FAC"), and the operative Second Amended Complaint on July 7, 2015. ( See Dkt. 70, "SAC"). In the SAC, plaintiffs assert three claims against DHCS and the current DHCS Director, Jennifer Kent (collectively, "defendants") for violations of: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12131 , et seq. ; (2) the Rehabilitation…