Chavez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RORY CHAVEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-0603 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION ) FOR PERMISSIVE JOINDER v. ) ) (Doc 25) GILBERTO ARIAS, et al., ) Defendants. ) )

Rory Chavez is a resident of California, with disabilities that require use of wheelchair. He asserts that he encountered physical barriers when visiting Mercado Latino and seeks to hold Gilberto Arias and Mayra Paniagua liable for violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Unruh Civil Rights Act that Plaintiff experienced at the store. (See Doc. 1) Arias now seeks to join the company operating the market’s building—Arias Latino Market, Inc., dba Mercado Latino Tianguis— to the action pursuant to Rule 20 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 25) Plaintiff does not oppose the motion. (Doc. 27) The Court finds the matter suitable for decision without oral arguments, and the motion is taken under submission…