Whitaker
Whitaker v. Chanel, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRIAN WHITAKER, Case No. 21-cv-09330-SVK
Plaintiff, ORDER ON (1) DEFENDANT'S
MOTION TO DISMISS; AND
v. (2) PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
CHANEL, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 17 Defendant.
Plaintiff Brian Whitaker brings this lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, alleging that he encountered a non-accessible lounge table during a November 2021 visit to the Chanel store at 2855 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, California (the “Store”), which is owned by Defendant Chanel, Inc. Dkt. 1 (Complaint) ¶¶ 2, 3, 8. 10-16. Now before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. 16. Also before the Court is Plaintiff’s administrative motion seeking an order requiring Defendant to provide dates for a joint site inspection. Dkt. 17. The Parties have consented to the jurisdiction…