Brooks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VALERIE BROOKS, No. 2:20-cv-01390-JAM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER BOILING CRAB FRANCHISE CO., LLC, Defendant.

17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, Valerie Brooks, is a visually impaired individual who filed ADA and Unruh Act claims against defendant, Boiling Crab Franchise Co., LLC (“Boiling Crab”) on July 9, 2020. (ECF No. 1, Complaint.) Plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction and permanent injunction on behalf of herself, and on behalf of a proposed nationwide and California class. (Id.) Plaintiff alleges that defendant failed to properly code its website to work with screen-reading software, making its restaurant services inaccessible to individuals with visual impairments like plaintiff. (Id.) In August 2022, the parties filed cross-motions to compel discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. (ECF No. 21, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel; ECF No. 25, Defendant’s Motion to Compel.) In addition,…