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 15 forma pauperis, filed a complaint against Defendant Hie River Park LLC, doing business as Holiday 16 Inn Express Fresno Riverpark (“Defendant”). (Docs. 1, 4.) The complaint alleges claims under the 17 American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), and 18 California’s Disabled Persons Act (“Disabled Persons Act”). (Doc. 1.) These claims stem from 19 alleged barriers Plaintiff encountered (such as a lack of access to a passenger loading zone) while 20 lodging at Holiday Inn Express Riverpark. (Id.) Plaintiff seeks both injunctive relief and monetary 21 damages. (Id.) Defendant has not appeared in this action, and there is no indication that Defendant 22 has…