Johnson v. Starbucks Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 SCOTT JOHNSON, No. 2:18-cv-01886 WBS EFB Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE:

CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

STARBUCKS CORPORATION, a JUDGMENT Washington Corporation; and DOES 1-10, Defendants. 18 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Scott Johnson, a disabled individual, initiated this action against defendant Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”), seeking damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51-53. (Compl. (Docket No. 1).) Before the court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. (Docket Nos. 35, 37.) I. Background Plaintiff is a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair for mobility. (Decl. of Scott Johnson (“Johnson Decl.”) ¶ 2 (Docket No. 37-3).) On at least six different occasions between July 2017 and January 2018, plaintiff…