Gastelum
Gastelum v. Blue Diamond Hospitality LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 FERNANDO GASTELUM, Case No. 5:21-cv-06234-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND/OR
v. ALTER JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO
RULE
BLUE DIAMOND HOSPITALITY LLC, Defendant. Re: ECF No.
Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum moves for this Court for a new trial or to alter judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59. The Court finds the motion appropriate for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons provided herein, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Defendant Blue Diamond Hospitality LLC’s (“Blue Diamond”) owns the Hampton Inn & Suites Gilroy (“Hotel”) in Gilroy, California. Gastelum has a prosthetic leg and uses a wheelchair and/or cane to ambulate. Gastelum brought this action alleging a single violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) after he allegedly…