Antonio Fernandez v. O Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC

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44 55 66 77 United States District Court 88 Central District of California 99 1100 1111 ANTONIO FERNANDEZ, Case No. 2:19-cv-05464-ODW (KSx)

1122 Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; ORDER

1133 v. DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

IN LIMINE NO. 1 [46][61]

1144 O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, et al., 1155 Defendants. 1166

1177 1188 I. INTRODUCTION 1199 On July 20, 2021, the Court held a one-day bench trial in this case. (ECF 2200 No. 75.) Plaintiff Antonio Fernandez tried one claim against Defendant O’Reilly 2211 Auto Enterprises, LLC under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). 2222 Fernandez contends that the lowered accessible transaction counter (“ADA Counter”) 2233 at an O’Reilly store was cluttered, and O’Reilly failed to modify a policy, practice, or 2244 procedure to prevent discrimination under the ADA. 2255 The parties submitted documentary evidence and elicited testimony from 2266 Fernandez, Evens Louis (Fernandez’s investigator), and Jose Montellano (O’Reilly’s 2277 regional director for Los Angeles). 2288 …