Thornton v. Hospitality Management Associates, Inc. et al

Filing 41

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 8/24/2017. (wcl, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER THORNTON,

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Plaintiff,
v.
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATES, INC. and
DOUGLAS GURNEY,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:16cv347-MHT
(WO)

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OPINION

Plaintiff Christopher Thornton filed this lawsuit
asserting

that

Associates,

defendants

Inc.

and

Hospitality

Douglas

Gurney

Management
operate

an

establishment that is not in compliance with Title III
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C.
§ 12181,

et

seq.

Defendants

repeatedly

failed

to

comply with the orders of the United States Magistrate
Judge and refused to permit a discovery inspection of
the premises.
the

This lawsuit is now before the court on

recommendation

of

the

United

States

Magistrate

Judge that plaintiff's motion for sanctions, including

entry of a default judgment, and plaintiff’s motion for
expenses be granted.
recommendation.
review

of

the

There are no objections to the

After
record,

an
the

independent
court

and

concludes

de

novo

that

the

magistrate judge’s recommendation should be adopted.
Appropriate

judgments

and

an

injunction

will

entered.
DONE, this the 24th day of August, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

be