Brooks
Brooks v. Bevmo! Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VALERIE BROOKS, individually and No. 20-cv-01216-MCE-DB on behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 BEVMO! INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive, Defendants. 17 Through the present action, Plaintiff Valerie Brooks, who is legally blind, seeks redress from Defendant BevMo! Inc. (“Defendant”) on grounds that Defendant’s website is not fully accessible to the visually impaired and therefore violates both the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181, et seq. (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code §§ 51, et seq. Plaintiff also seeks class-wide relief, including injunctive relief, statutory damages, and attorney’s fees and costs, on behalf of all others similarly situated. On July 6, 2020, Defendant filed its Answer (ECF No. 5) to Plaintiff’s Complaint. That Answer includes twenty-three (23) affirmative defenses. Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to…