Shahkarami

Johnson v. Shahkarami

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 19, 20215:20-cv-07263California6,956 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

I. BACKGROUND

1 According to his Complaint, Mr. Johnson is a level C-5 quadriplegic who cannot walk and 2 has significant manual dexterity impairments. Compl. ¶ 1. Mr. Johnson says that he uses a 3 wheelchair for mobility and has a specially equipped van. Id. Mr. Shahkarami is the alleged owner 4 of the real property (the “Store”) open to the public located at or about 39990 Fremont Blvd, 5 Fremont, California. Id. ¶¶ 2–5, 11. 6 Mr. Johnson alleges that barriers at the Store prevented him from enjoying full and equal 7 access to the facility. Id. ¶¶ 10–31. Specifically, Mr. Johnson alleges that he visited the Store on 8 several occasions, including twice in July 2020 and once in June and August 2020. Id. ¶ 10; Mot. 9 1–2. During each of those visits, Mr. Johnson claims that Defendants failed to provide accessible 10 parking. Compl. ¶¶ 12–17. In particular, Mr. Johnson alleges that “there was no access aisle that 11 accompanied the parking stall.” Compl. ¶ 14. In addition, “[t]he Gas Station provides entrance 12 door hardware to its customers but fails to provide wheelchair accessible entrance door hardware.” 13 Id. at ¶ 18. Additionally, Mr. Johnson alleges that Mr. Shahkarami…

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