Wyatt
Wyatt v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Don Wyatt filed an action against Ralphs Grocery Co. (Ralphs) for violating *590 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Unruh Act by not providing an adequate method for Wyatt— who uses a wheelchair — to enter Ralphs. The district court conducted a bench trial and ruled in favor of Wyatt, awarding $1,001 in damages. The district court also granted Wyatt’s request for attorney fees and awarded $32,455.90. Ralphs appealed. “Following a bench trial, we review the district court’s findings of fact for clear error and its conclusions of law de novo.” Stratosphere Litig. LLC v. Grand Casinos, Inc., 298 F.3d 1137, 1142 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.
Title III of the ADA provides that “[n]o individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation.” 42 U.S.C. § 12182 (a). The ADA prohibits many specific types of “discrimination,” including the “failure to remove architectural barriers ... where such removal is readily achievable.” 42 U.S.C. § 12182 (b)(2)(A)(iv).