Tater-Alexander v. Amerjan et al

Filing 312

Neutral Statement of the Case signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 5/3/2011. (Figueroa, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL TATER-ALEXANDER,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
MEDICAL CENTER AND CLOVIS
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER,
Defendant.

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1:08-cv-0372 OWW SMS
NEUTRAL STATEMENT OF THE
CASE

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Plaintiff, Michael Tater-Alexander, 42, drove to the

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Emergency Department at Clovis Community Medical Center on Sunday

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evening, March 17, 2007.

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pains seeking medical treatment.

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hospital gown to be examined and refused.

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disability, pain, which is heightened when he is cold.

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he was entitled to accommodations and was not accommodated.

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further claims Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center,

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operator of Clovis Community Medical Center, knew he was

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disabled; that they violated their policy for dealing with

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disability, and had knowledge that they violated their policies

Upon arrival he complained of abdominal
He was asked to put on a

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He claims he had a
He claims
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and procedures.

He also claims that the policies and procedures

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are, on their face, discriminatory.

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federal and state law.

He brings these claims under

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Defendant denies knowing that Plaintiff had a disability

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that needed accommodation; denies wrongdoing; and claims that

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Plaintiff’s refusal to cooperate and to permit himself to be

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examined, and his disruptive conduct and profanity, are the cause

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of any alleged violation.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
May 3, 2011
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/s/ Oliver W. Wanger
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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