Block

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 HENDRIK BLOCK, Case No. 19-cv-07758-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS

SMILEMART, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendants.

13 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Hendrik Block filed this disability rights suit, asserting claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181, et seq., the California Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 51, et seq., and the California Health and Safety Code § 19955, et seq. Mr. Block, who says that he must use a walker, wheelchair, or motorized scooter for mobility, claims that he encountered accessibility barriers during a visit to a SmileMart store in San Jose, California. Specifically, he alleges that there was a steep ramp and no level landing at the entrance to the store, the store’s interior floor was uneven and had missing …