Gomez
Gomez v. Trinitas Cellars, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDRES GOMEZ, Case No. 3:21-cv-09006-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY'S FEES
TRINITAS CELLARS, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 39 Defendant.
12 In this disability access case, I granted summary judgment to defendant Trinitas Cellars, LLC (“Trinitas”) that the website of its winery did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Trinitas now moves for plaintiff Andres Gomez to bear its attorney’s fees. Oral argument is unnecessary and the hearing is vacated. See Civ. L.R. 7-2(b). The motion is denied: this suit does not fall within the narrow band of cases for which a prevailing civil-rights defendant is entitled to fees. BACKGROUND Gomez is visually impaired and filed this suit against Trinitas alleging that its winery website violated the ADA and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. See generally Order on Motion for Summary Judgment (“MSJ Order”) [Dkt. No. 37]. …