Johnson v. James et al

Filing 15

STIPULATION and ORDER on Fact re Defendants' Financial Wherewithal and Defendants' Discovery Responses signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 5/15/15. (Kaminski, H)

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CENTER FOR DISABILITY ACCESS
MARK D. POTTER, ESQ., SBN 166317
PHYL GRACE, ESQ., SBN 171771
Mail: P.O. Box 262490
San Diego, CA 92196-2490
Deliveries: 9845 Erma Road, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92131
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorney for Plaintiff SCOTT JOHNSON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,
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Stipulation and Order on Fact
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Regarding Defendants’ Financial
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DENNIS JAMES;
Wherewithal and Defendants’
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CARTER'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC,
Discovery Responses
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a California Limited Liability Company; and
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Does 1-10,
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Defendants.
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SCOTT JOHNSON,

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JOINT STIPULATION

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The following terms, phrases, and definitions will be applied in this stipulation and are

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intended to conform to the usage given in the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility

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Guidelines:

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ADAAG:

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
found at 28 C.F.R. Part 36.

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ACCESSIBLE:

Complying with the technical requirements of the ADAAG.

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SUBJECT PROPERTY:

Carter’s Towing and Recovery located at or about 2510
Palm, East Nicolaus, California.

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READILY ACHIEVABLE:

12181(9).

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Shall have the same definition as that found at 42 U.S.C. §

BARRIER:

Any architectural or configuration element of the subject

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property that does not comply with the technical provisions

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found in the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility

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Guidelines and/or Title 24 of the California Code of

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Regulations, and which is identified in the Plaintiff’s

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complaint.

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PLAINTIFF SCOTT JOHNSON AND DEFENDANT DENNIS JAMES, BY AND THROUGH
THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, HEREBY STIPULATE:

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WHEREAS Plaintiff has propounded written discovery to assist him in determining the
ability of the Stipulating Defendants to undergo “readily achievable” barrier removal and to
support Plaintiff’s damages assessment; and
WHEREAS such discovery information is of a personal and confidential nature and,
therefore, the Stipulating Defendants have a legitimate concern about unnecessarily
producing such information;
The Plaintiff and the Stipulating Defendants enter into the following stipulation:

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Plaintiff: Plaintiff will currently forbear from propounding any discovery that seeks
information concerning the financial status, ability, or wherewithal of the Stipulating
Defendants. Plaintiff also withdraws all discovery already propounded concerning this
information, including but not limited to: Interrogatories, Set One, nos. 4 and 15 and
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Requests for Production of Documents, Set One, nos. 11 and 12.

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Stipulating Defendants: The Stipulating Defendants hereby declare that in determining

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whether the removal of a BARRIER is READILY ACHIEVABLE, factors such as the (1)

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Stipulating Defendant’s financial resources; (2) the facility’s financial resources; (3) the

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“effect on expenses and resources”; and (4) impact on finances, shall NOT be raised by

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STIPULATING DEFENDANTS as a defense as to why the Stipulating Defendant cannot

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remedy and/or remove those alleged BARRIERS. Defendants further stipulate to respond

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fully to all discovery requests not concerning the financial status, ability, or wherewithal of the

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Stipulating Defendants within 14 days of the Court’s Order.

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NOTE: Stipulating Defendants are not stipulating (A) liability to the Plaintiff; (B) that the

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above identified barrier removals are required by law; (C) that the above referenced barriers

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exist; or (D) that they are subject to the ADA or related state disability access laws.

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NOTE:

The parties understand that the Plaintiff reserves his right to seek financial

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information in support of a claim for punitive damages. However, Plaintiff will forbear from

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seeking that information until Plaintiff believes that further discovery information warrants the

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prosecution of a punitive damages claim against the Stipulating Defendants. Even if Plaintiff

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reaches a decision that a punitive damages claim should be prosecuted, Plaintiff will,

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nonetheless, wait until the end of the discovery window to request such information so as to

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allow maximum opportunity for resolution of the case.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: May 3, 2015

CENTER FOR DISABILITY ACCESS

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By:
/s/ Amanda Lockhart
AMANDA LOCKHART
Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated: May 3, 2015

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MICHAEL D. WELCH ASSOCIATES
By:
/s/ Michael D. Welch
MICHAEL D. WELCH
Attorney for Defendants

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ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 15, 2015

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