Raul Uriarte-Limon v. Southern California Edison Company

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

March 1, 2024 Case No. 2:24-cv-01651-SVW-MRW Date

Raul Uriarte-Limon v. Southern California Edison Company et al Title

Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul M. Cruz N/A

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: N/A Attorneys Present for Defendants: N/A

Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS REPORT

It is the policy of this Court to encourage expedient resolution of civil litigation. Cf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 (noting that rules of civil procedure should be construed to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding”).

In accordance with that policy, the Court reminds the parties that “a defendant’s voluntary removal of alleged barriers prior to trial can have the effect of mooting a plaintiff’s ADA claim.” Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co., 654 F.3d 903, 905 (9th Cir. 2011). If the defendant in an ADA case removes the alleged barriers and demonstrates that the alleged barriers could not reasonably be expected to arise again, the ADA claim…