Gastelum
Gastelum v. Hie River Park LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FERNANDO GASTELUM,
9 Case No. 1:23-cv-00472-SKO Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE
v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION
HIE RIVER PARK LLC, dba Holiday Inn Express Fresno Riverpark, 14 DAY DEADLINE Defendant.
14 On March 28, 2023, Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a complaint against Defendant Hie River Park LLC, doing business as Holiday Inn Express Fresno Riverpark (“Defendant”). (Docs. 1, 4.) The complaint alleges claims under the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), and California’s Disabled Persons Act (“Disabled Persons Act”). (Doc. 1.) These claims stem from alleged barriers Plaintiff encountered (such as a lack of access to a passenger loading zone) while lodging at Holiday Inn Express Riverpark. (Id.) Plaintiff seeks both injunctive relief and monetary damages. (Id.) Defendant has not appeared in this action, and there is no indication that…