Minna
Minna v. Rowley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMIEN MINNA, No. 2:21-cv-01329-DAD-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LONDA RAE ROWLEY, et al., AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S UNRUH
ACT CLAIM
Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 34, 35) 16 This matter is before the court on the motion for summary judgment filed by defendants on December 13, 2022. (Doc. No. 34.) On February 1, 2023, defendants’ motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 39.) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny defendants’ motion for summary judgment. FACTUAL BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff Damien Minna is a quadriplegic and relies on a wheelchair for mobility. (PUF ¶ 1.) On March 31, 2021, plaintiff’s wife made a hotel reservation online for herself and plaintiff to stay at defendants’ Mossbrae hotel in Dunsmuir, California that evening, while plaintiff was in the area on business. (PUF ¶¶ 2, 3; DUF ¶ 9.) Defendants…