Love
Love v. Skillman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAMUEL LOVE, Case No. 21-cv-02968-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
GARY SKILLMAN, Defendant.
Plaintiff Samuel Love alleges that Defendant Gary Skillman dba The Northern Inn Motel violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51-53. [Docket No. 1.] At issue in this case is the scope of the regulations implementing the ADA, specifically with respect to reservations systems for lodging facilities. The regulations require a covered lodging facility to:
(i) Modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities can make reservations for accessible guest rooms during the same hours and in the same manner as individuals who do not need accessible rooms . . . . 20 28 C.F.R. § 36.302(e)(1)(i). The regulations also require lodging facilities to: 21 (ii) Identify and describe…