(CONSENT) Hopson v. Ross Stores, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYNTHIA HOPSON, No. 2:19-cv-01379-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROSS STORES, INC., et al., (ECF No. 18) Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss, for declaratory relief, and for attorneys’ fees. (ECF No. 18.) The issues have been fully briefed and the court held a hearing on the motion on December 6, 2019. For the following reasons the court: (1) denies defendants’ motion in its entirety; and (2) stays the proceedings for the parties to complete a site inspection and submit to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP), as jointly agreed to by the parties at the hearing. BACKGROUND Generally, plaintiff’s complaint alleges that plaintiff, who uses a scooter for daily activities, attempted to buy products from DD’s Discounts1 at 520 S. Cherokee Lane, Lodi CA. (ECF No. 1 at 2, 4). While in the parking lot plaintiff asserts she encountered “alleged accessible 27 1…