Rosario Rodriguez v. Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
On February 18, 2020, Plaintiff commenced this putative class action against Defendant in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Notice of Removal (“NoR”), Ex. A (“Complaint”) (Docket No. 1)). The Complaint alleges as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-8536-MWF (KSx) Date: November 20, 2020 Title: Rosario Rodriguez v. Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc. et al Plaintiff is a visually-impaired and legally blind person who requires screen- reading software to access and read website content using her computer. (Complaint ¶ 2). Plaintiff uses the terms “blind” or “visually-impaired” herein to refer to all people with visual impairments who meet the legal definition of blindness in that they fall within the meaning of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“UCRA”), Cal. Civ. Code section 51, et seq. and have a visual acuity with correction of less than or equal to 20 x 200. (Id.). Plaintiff, and all other visually impaired individuals, are unnecessarily denied equal access to the same online information and goods and…