Patterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Melvin Patterson, No. 2:21-cv-02398-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Melvin Patterson, a person who 1s deaf, has brought this action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act (Unruh Act), alleging defendants Six Flags Theme Park, Inc., Six Flags Entertainment Corp., and Park Management Corp. (collectively, defendants) discriminated against him by not providing an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff's first amended complaint for lack of standing and failure to state a claim. They also request the court 23 decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim. For the reasons below, 24 the court denies the motion. 25 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff Melvin Patterson is a person who is…