Rutherford v. D.O.S. Pizza, Inc. et al

Filing 10

ORDER Granting #9 Motion to File First Amended Complaint, Dismiss Donald Peterson, and Add New Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs must file the Amended Complaint within three (3) days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Roger T. Benitez on 8/3/2017. (knb) (jao).

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DONALD PETERSON,

Case No.: 3:17-cv-00801-BEN-KSC
Plaintiff,

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v.

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D.0.S. PIZZA, INC., a California
corporation; VISTA FWY 78
INVESTORS, a California general
partnership; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
TO FILE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT, DISMISS DONALD
PETERSON, AND ADD NEW
PLAINTIFFS

Defendant.

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The parties have filed a "Stipulation to File First Amended Complaint; Dismiss

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Donald Peterson and Add Plaintiffs James Rutherford and the Association 4 Equal

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Access." (ECF No. 9). The motion is made on the grounds that Plaintiff Donald

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Peterson passed away in June 2017.

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Peterson's complaint seeks injunctive relief for violations of the ADA. It also

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alleges state law claims. Normally, the death of a plaintiff renders a claim for injunctive

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relief moot. Kennerly v. United States, 721F.2d1252, 1260 (9th Cir. 1983). In such

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circumstances, courts in this District have denied motions to substitute a new plaintiff

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because the original plaintiffs death extinguished the ADA claim. See Baria v. Yu, No.

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08-cv-0908-BEN, 2010 WL 2653322, at *1 (S.D. Cal. July 1, 2010).

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