Lloyd Mosley v. Ralphs Grocery Company

I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

22 On May 14, 2020, Plaintiff Lloyd Mosley brought this action against Ralph’s 23 Grocery Company in Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Dkt. 1-1 [Complaint, 24 hereinafter “Compl.”].) Plaintiff, a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair for mobility, 25 alleges that he visited Defendant’s grocery store on April 22, 2020. (Id. ¶¶ 4, 6.) There, 26 he used the store’s restroom, but was allegedly unable to wash his hands because the soap 27 dispenser was mounted too high off the ground. (Id. ¶ 8.) Based on this alleged architectural barrier, Plaintiff asserts two state law causes of action against Defendant under (1) California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 51(b), and (2) California Disabled Persons Act (“CDPA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 54.1(a)(1). (See generally id.) On May 27, 2020, Defendant removed the action to this Court, invoking federal question jurisdiction. (Dkt. 1 [Notice of Removal, hereinafter “NOR”].) 6 II. LEGAL STANDARD 8 A defendant may remove a civil action filed in state court to a federal district court 10 if the federal court would have had original jurisdiction over it. 28…