Johnson v. Peppin Properties LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 21-cv-06406-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE
PEPPIN PROPERTIES LLC, et al., Re: ECF Nos. 19, 22, 23, 25 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Scott Johnson brings this action against Defendants Peppin Properties LLC and Panda Dumpling Inc. alleging violations of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and state Unruh Act. The property at issue is now vacant, which the parties agree renders Johnson’s ADA claim moot. ECF Nos. 19, 22, 23, 25. “Federal courts are required sua sponte to examine jurisdictional issues such as standing.” Bernhardt v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 279 F.3d 862, 868 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting B.C. v. Plumas Unified Sch. Dist., 192 F.3d 1260, 1264 (9th Cir. 1999)). To establish standing, ADA plaintiffs “must demonstrate . . . an injury-in-fact, that the injury is traceable to the Store’s actions, and that the injury can be redressed by a favorable decision.” Chapman…