Case: 1:16-cv-2754 As of: 05/13/2018 12:03 AM MDT 1 of 8
CLASAC,JD1,NDISPO,TERMED
U.S. District Court − District of Colorado District of Colorado (Denver)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:16−cv−02754−WYD−NYW

Kurlander v. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC Assigned to: Judge Wiley Y. Daniel Referred to: Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang Cause: 42:12181 American With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Plaintiff

Date Filed: 11/10/2016 Date Terminated: 04/13/2018 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities − Other Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Kirstin Kurlander on behalf of herself and others similarly situated

represented by Amy Farr Robertson Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 104 Broadway Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203 303−757−7901 Fax: 303−595−9705 Email: arobertson@creeclaw.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

V. Defendant Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC TERMINATED: 01/13/2017
Defendant Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,

represented by Laura J. Hazen H & K Law, LLC 3900 East Mexico Avenue Suite 330 Denver, CO 80210 303−749−0649 Fax: 303−927−0809 Email: lhazen@hklawllc.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Susan Penniman Klopman H & K Law, LLC 3900 East Mexico Avenue Suite 330 Denver, CO 80210 303−749−0659 Fax: 303−927−0809 Email: sklopman@hklawllc.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Laura J. Hazen (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Susan Penniman Klopman (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Date Filed 11/10/2016

# Docket Text
1 COMPLAINT against Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC (Filing fee $ 400,Receipt Number 1082−5241522)Attorney Amy Farr Robertson added to party

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11/14/2016 11/14/2016 11/22/2016
11/30/2016
12/15/2016 01/13/2017 01/13/2017 01/18/2017 01/20/2017 01/25/2017

Kirstin Kurlander(pty:pla), filed by Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet − Kurlander v KSE, # 2 Summons Civil Summons − KSE)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 11/10/2016)
2 Case assigned to Judge Wiley Y. Daniel and drawn to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Text Only Entry (sphil, ) (Entered: 11/14/2016)
3 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: # 1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (sphil, ) (Entered: 11/14/2016)
4 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang for non−dispositive matters. That pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this matter is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge is designated to conduct proceedings in this civil action as follows: (1) Convene a scheduling conference under Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2. (2) Conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause. (3) Hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non−dispositive motions. (4) Alternative Dispute Resolution Authority: Court sponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLOLCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge, or on the request of the parties by motion, the court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. (5) Conduct a pretrial conference and enter a pretrial order. It is further ORDERED that parties and counsel shall be familiar and comply with the above judge's requirements found at www.cod.uscourts.gov. Entered by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 11/22/16. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 11/22/2016)
5 ORDER SETTING RULE 16(b) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 11/30/16. A Scheduling Conference is set for 1/25/2017 10:30 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. The parties shall submit their proposed scheduling order, including a copy of the proposed order in Word format sent via email to Wang_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov, seven days prior to the Scheduling Conference. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 11/30/2016)
6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Kirstin Kurlander. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC waiver sent on 11/14/2016, answer due 1/13/2017. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 12/15/2016)
7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC, filed by Kirstin Kurlander.(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 01/13/2017)
8 NOTICE of Filing Amended Pleading by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amended Complaint Comparison)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 01/13/2017)
9 Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 01/18/2017)
10 ANSWER to 7 Amended Complaint Attorney Susan Penniman Klopman added to party Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,(pty:dft), Attorney Susan Penniman Klopman added to party Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC(pty:dft) by Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC.(Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 01/20/2017)
11 COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for Scheduling Conference held on 1/25/2017 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Motion for class certification due 3/23/2017. Response due 4/20/2017. Reply due 5/4/2017. A Telephonic Status Conference is set for 5/16/2017, at 9:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang in Courtroom C−204. A Joint Status Report is due on or before 5/9/2017. Discovery cut−off: 10/31/2017. Dispositive motions due 11/30/2017. A Final Pretrial Conference is set for 1/16/2018, at 2:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang in Courtroom C−204. The parties shall electronically file their proposed pretrial order through CM/ECF, and include a courtesy copy of the proposed order in a Word format sent by email to Wang_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov, seven days prior to the conference. FTR: Courtroom C−204. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 01/25/2017)

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12 SCHEDULING ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 1/25/17. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 01/25/2017)
13 NOTICE of Filing Amended Pleading by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit First−Second Amended Complaint Comparison)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
14 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, filed by Kirstin Kurlander.(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
15 MOTION to Certify Class by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Kurlander Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Tyrcha Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Buckhold Declaration, # 4 Exhibit C. Moers Declaration, # 5 Exhibit J. Moers Declaration, # 6 Exhibit McGurran Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Robertson Declaration & Exhibits, # 8 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Proposed Order Granting Class Certification)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/22/2017)
16 ANSWER to 14 Amended Complaint Attorney Laura J. Hazen added to party Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,(pty:dft), Attorney Laura J. Hazen added to party Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC(pty:dft) by Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC.(Hazen, Laura) (Entered: 04/05/2017)
17 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: 16 Answer to Amended Complaint, filed by attorney Susan P. Klopman. The s/signature did not match the filers name on the account for which the login and password are registered. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take − future documents must be filed pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3 (c) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases).(Text Only Entry) (evana, ) (Entered: 04/06/2017)
18 RESPONSE to 15 MOTION to Certify Class filed by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A − Johnston Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit Exibit B − Swinny Affidavit)(Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 04/20/2017)
19 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES:re: 18 Response to Motion, filed by attorney Susan P. Klopman. Attorney has used an incorrect signature format in violation of D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3(a) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures. Phone number and e−mail address are missing. (Civil cases). DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. (Text Only Entry) (evana, ) (Entered: 04/21/2017)
20 Exhibits Signed Exhibit A to Response to 18 Motion by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Klopman, Susan) (Modified on 4/21/2017 added link to 18 )(evana, ). (Entered: 04/21/2017)
21 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 15 MOTION to Certify Class by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 05/01/2017)
22 MINUTE ORDER Granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply in Support of 15 Motion for Class Certification, not later than Friday, May 19, 2017, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 5/2/2017. (evana, ) (Entered: 05/02/2017)
23 Joint STATUS REPORT by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 05/09/2017)
24 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang: Telephonic Discovery Conference Hearing held on 5/16/2017. ORDERED: Defendant shall file a Motion for Protective Order related to the non−testifying expert emails on or before May 22, 2017. Plaintiff shall respond on or before June 5, 2017. Defendant shall reply on or before June 12, 2017. FTR: Wang−am. (nmarb, ) (Entered: 05/19/2017)
25 REPLY to Response to 15 MOTION to Certify Class filed by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 05/19/2017)

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26 MOTION for Protective Order by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 05/22/2017)
27 RESTRICTED DOCUMENT − Level 2: by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC.. (Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 05/22/2017)
28 RESTRICTED DOCUMENT − Level 2: by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC.. (Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 05/22/2017)
29 MEMORANDUM regarding 26 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 5/23/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 05/23/2017)
30 RESTRICTED DOCUMENT − Level 1: Opposition to Motion for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) Modified on 7/20/2017 to unrestrict entry pursuant to 45 Order. (nmarb, ). (Entered: 06/05/2017)
31 MOTION for Leave to Restrict by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 06/05/2017)
33 Opposition RESPONSE to 26 MOTION for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum, filed by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Public Entry for RESTRICTED 30 Document, filed 6/5/2017) (evana, ) (Entered: 06/06/2017)
32 MEMORANDUM regarding 31 MOTION for Leave to Restrict filed by Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 6/6/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 06/06/2017)
34 MINUTE ORDER re: 26 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. A Motion Hearing is set for 7/11/2017 02:00 PM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 6/7/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
35 MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 6/8/17. The Unopposed Motion to Restrict Access 31 is GRANTED; and The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to MAINTAIN a Level 2 Restriction for 27 and 28 . (bwilk, ) (Entered: 06/08/2017)
36 REPLY to Response to 26 MOTION for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum filed by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 06/12/2017)
37 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to or Clarification of Expert Deadlines by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 06/14/2017)
38 MEMORANDUM regarding 37 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to or Clarification of Expert Deadlines filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 6/14/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 06/14/2017)
39 ORDER granting 37 Motion for Extension of Time. The deadline by which to designate Affirmative Experts is extended up to and including 9/1/2017, and the deadline by which to designate Rebuttal Experts is extended up to and including 10/2/2017. All other deadlines REMAIN SET. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 6/14/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 06/14/2017)
40 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 07/03/2017. A hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 15 ) is set for Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom A−1002. (athom, ) (Entered: 07/03/2017)
41 COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for Motion Hearing held on 7/11/2017 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Motion for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum 26 is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. A written order shall

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issue. Parties shall meet and confer regarding if the documents need to be restricted or if a redacted version of the document can be filed. On or before 7/14/2017, parties shall file a redacted version of each document or a motion to restrict each document in compliance with D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2. FTR: Courtroom C−204. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 07/12/2017)
42 RESPONSE to 26 MOTION for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum filed by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 07/13/2017)
43 Exhibits in Support of 26 MOTION for Protective Order by Defendants Kroenke Arena Company, LLC,, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit)(Klopman, Susan) (Entered: 07/14/2017)
44 MINUTE ORDER: the Parties are reminded that counsel must file a motion to restrict the currently redacted 42 Response to Motion filed by Kirstin Kurlander and fully restricted 33 Response to Motion filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Failure to file a supporting motion to restrict on or before 7/21/2017 may result in the court unrestricting 33 Response to Motion. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 7/17/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 07/17/2017)
45 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 7/20/17 DENYING 26 Defendant's Motion for Protective Order and To Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum. Consonant with this courts findings as stated herein, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to UNRESTRICT the [#30] Opposition to Motion for Protective Order and to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum, and the Parties shall disregard the [#44] Minute Order directing them to file an associated motion to restrict on or before July 21, 2017. (nmarb, ) (Entered: 07/20/2017)
46 SUPPLEMENT/AMENDMENT to 25 Reply to Response to Motion for Class Certification by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Robertson Dec. w Exhibits)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 07/28/2017)
47 Stipulated MOTION for Protective Order by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 08/02/2017)
48 MEMORANDUM regarding 47 Stipulated MOTION for Protective Order filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 8/2/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 08/02/2017)
49 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 8/3/17. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 08/03/2017)
50 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Wiley Y. Daniel: Motion Hearing held on 8/9/2017. Granting 15 Motion to Certify Class. Plaintiff shall submit a modified form of order not later than Friday, August 25, 2017. Court Reporter: Julie Thomas. (rkeec) (Entered: 08/09/2017)
51 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Disclose Expert and Rebuttal Expert Witnesses by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 08/24/2017)
52 MEMORANDUM regarding 51 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Disclose Expert and Rebuttal Expert Witnesses filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 8/24/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 08/24/2017)
53 ORDER granting 51 Motion for Extension of Time. The deadline by which to complete Discovery is extended to 11/30/2017; the deadline by which to designate Affirmative Experts is extended to 10/2/2017; the deadline by which to designate Rebuttal Experts is extended to 11/1/2017; and the deadline by which to file Dispositive Motions is extended to 1/15/2018. The Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/16/2018 is VACATED and RESET to 3/2/2018 10:00 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. The Proposed Pretrial Order is due by 2/23/2018. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 8/25/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 08/25/2017)
54 NOTICE of filing Plantiff's Submission of Draft Order Granting Motion for Class Certification by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF

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Only) Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification and Appointing Class Representative and Class Counsel)(Robertson, Amy) (Modified on 8/28/2017 edited to reflect Modified Form of Order and not a motion)(evana, ). (Entered: 08/25/2017)
55 ORDER that Defendant's various objections to certification are overruled, and Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification ECF No. 15 , is GRANTED. Further, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander shall be certified as the representative of a class of individuals seeking injunctive relief as defined in this Order, and Amy Robertson shall be appointed as class counsel pursuant to Rule 23(g), by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 8/31/2017. (evana, ) (Entered: 08/31/2017)
56 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Disclose Expert and Rebuttal Expert Witnesses by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
57 MEMORANDUM regarding 56 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Disclose Expert and Rebuttal Expert Witnesses filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 9/18/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
58 ORDER granting 56 Motion for Extension of Time to File. The deadline by which to designate Affirmative Experts is extended from 10/2/2017 up to and including 11/6/2017, the deadline by which to designate Rebuttal Experts is extended from 11/1/2017 up to and including 12/4/2017, and the deadline by which to complete discovery is extended from 11/30/2017 up to and including 12/29/2017. Counsel did not contemporaneously serve their clients with a copy of the motion, as is required by Local Rule 6.1(c). Failure to follow this or any other Local Rule in the future may result in the court striking or denying the motion without substantive consideration. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 9/18/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
59 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Other Deadlines by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 10/16/2017)
60 MEMORANDUM regarding 59 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Other Deadlines filed by Kirstin Kurlander. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 10/16/17. Text Only Entry (rkeec) (Entered: 10/16/2017)
61 MINUTE ORDER re: 59 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Other Deadlines filed by Kirstin Kurlander. A Telephonic Status Conference is set for 10/25/2017 09:30 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Counsel shall coordinate a conference call prior to contacting chambers at 303.335.2600 on one telephone line at the designated time. By Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 10/18/2017. Text Only Entry (nywlc1) (Entered: 10/18/2017)
62 COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for Telephonic Status Conference held on 10/25/2017 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Joint Motion for Two−Month Extension of Deadlines and/or for a Status Conference 59 is GRANTED. The proposed dates are accepted. Expert disclosures are due January 5, 2018. Rebuttal expert disclosures are due February 2, 2018. Fact discovery cutoff is March 2, 2018. Dispositive motion deadline is April 6, 2018. A Final Pretrial Conference is set for May 16, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang in Courtroom C−204. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE PERMITTED ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. FTR: Courtroom C−204. (bwilk, ) (Entered: 10/25/2017)
63 Unopposed MOTION for Order to for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Consent Decree by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Amy F. Robertson)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 12/29/2017)
64 Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Consent Decree and Ordering Fairness Hearing, re: 63 Unopposed Motion by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) Modified on 1/9/2018 to correct document title and linkage. (sphil, ). (Entered: 01/05/2018)

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65 ORDER Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Consent Decree and Ordering Fairness Hearing, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 01/09/2018, re: 63 Unopposed MOTION for Order. FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs provide notice to the class members by means of the proposed plan and form of notice on or before Monday, January 22, 2018. Objections to the proposed Consent Decree shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court not later than Thursday, February 22, 2018. FURTHER ORDERED that a Fairness Hearing is SET for April 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom A−1002. (sphil, ) (Entered: 01/10/2018)
***Set/Reset Hearings: In Court Hearing (Fairness Hearing) set for 4/5/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom A1002 before Judge Wiley Y. Daniel. (sphil, ) Modified on 1/12/2018 to remove restriction. (sphil, ). (Entered: 01/12/2018)
66 Unopposed MOTION for Order to for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Joswick Declaration with Photo)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
67 Unopposed MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of D. Killmer in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Reasonable Attorneys' Fees)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
68 DECLARATION of Amy F. Robertson with Exhibits regarding Unopposed MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs 67 , Unopposed MOTION for Order to for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement 66 by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
69 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Wiley Y. Daniel: In Court Hearing held on 4/5/2018. 66 Motion for Order is GRANTED. 67 Motion for Attorney Fees is GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall submit 1) proposed consent decree; 2) proposed order and judgment related to consent decree; 3) proposed form of order on attorneys fees and costs; and 4) stipulation and order regarding the settled claim unrelated to the consent decree not later than Thursday, April 12, 2018. Court Reporter: Julie Thomas. (rkeec) (Entered: 04/05/2018)
70 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Proposed Orders by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 04/10/2018)
71 STIPULATION To Dismiss Non−Class Claims with Prejudice by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 04/12/2018)
72 Unopposed MOTION for Order to Submitting Draft Orders by Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Decree with Exhibits, # 2 Proposed Order Granting Motion for Final Approval, # 3 Proposed Order Granting Motion for Attorneys' Fees, # 4 Proposed Order Dismissing Non−Class Claims)(Robertson, Amy) (Entered: 04/12/2018)
73 ORDER that Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs ECF No. 67 is GRANTED. Further it is ORDERED that, on or before June 12, 2018, KAC shall pay Class Counsel the amount of $156,104.00 in attorneys' fees and $5,637.52 in costs, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 4/13/2018. (evana, ) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
74 ORDER Dismissing Non−Class Claims re: 71 the Stipulation to Dismiss Non− Class Claims With Prejudice ECF No. 71 is APPROVED. Further it is ORDERED that the Non−Class Claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, and that, with respect to the Non−Class Claims, each party shall bear its own fees and costs, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 4/13/2018. (evana, ) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
75 ORDER that Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement ECF No. 66 is GRANTED. Further it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that judgment is entered along with and in accordance with the Consent Decree signed by the Court on April 12, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference, and the settlement reflected therein is given final approval. This Court retains jurisdiction over this matter for the purposes of interpreting and enforcing the Consent Decree, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 4/13/2018. (evana, ) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
76 MINUTE ORDER In light of the Plaintiff's Submission of Draft Orders ECF No. 72 , filed April 12, 2018, Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Orders ECF No. 70 , filed April 10, 2018, is DENIED as MOOT, by Judge

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Wiley Y. Daniel on 4/13/2018. (evana, ) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
77 CONSENT DECREE Order and Judgment, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 4/13/2018. (evana, ) (Entered: 04/13/2018)

 
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. _______________
KIRSTIN KURLANDER, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
KROENKE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC,
Defendant.

CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander and others similarly situated, all Pepsi Center patrons who are

deaf or hard of hearing, by and through their counsel, the Civil Rights Education and

Enforcement Center, hereby submit this Class Action Complaint for violations of Title III of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”).

INTRODUCTION

1.

Ms. Kurlander brings this suit because Defendant Kroenke Sports &

Entertainment, LLC (“KSE”) fails to provide captioning of audio content at events taking place

at the Pepsi Center and otherwise fails to provide patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing

effective communication, as required by the ADA and CADA.

2.

The Pepsi Center is home to the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche,

the National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets, and the National Lacrosse League’s

Colorado Mammoth, and is also the venue of a number of concerts and other events each year.

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3.

Defendant KSE installed a new state-of-the-art JumboTron scoreboard in 2013,

yet failed to incorporate captioning technology.

4.

Captioning uses text to convey audio information and announcements at the

venue. Without captioning, patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing cannot fully participate in

the audience experience at the Pepsi Center.

5.

Defendant’s failure to provide captioning and other auxiliary aids and services

denies Ms. Kurlander and the Class effective communication required by the ADA and CADA,

and therefore denies them the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,

privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the Pepsi Center.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

6.

This action arises under the laws of the United States. Jurisdiction is conferred

upon this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343 for the federal law claim, and 28 U.S.C.

§ 1367 for the state law claim.

7.

Venue of this action is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391.

PARTIES

8.

Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander is a resident of Colorado. She is an individual with a

disability because she is substantially limited in major life activities, including hearing. Ms.

Kurlander lost 100% of her hearing during a surgery at the age of 22.

9.

Defendant Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC (“KSE”) is a Colorado limited

liability company with its principal place of business in Denver, Colorado. KSE owns, operates,

and/or leases (and/or leases to others) the Pepsi Center.

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CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS 10. Ms. Kurlander brings this action on her own behalf and, pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on behalf of all other persons similarly situated. The Class consists of all Pepsi Center patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are not able to hear using assistive listening devices. 11. The exact size of the Class, though unknown to Ms. Kurlander, is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable. 12. Common questions of law and fact that apply to all members of the Class include, but are not limited to:
a. whether Defendant’s failure to provide effective communication during events at the Pepsi Center constitutes a violation of Title III of the ADA and CADA;
b. whether Defendant is required to provide captioning on the JumboTron; and c. whether Defendant is required to provide sign language interpreters without
requiring patrons to move to less desirable seats. 13. The claims of Ms. Kurlander are typical of the claims of the Class. Like the putative Class members, Ms. Kurlander is a deaf individual who has attended numerous events at the Pepsi Center. During many of these visits, she was denied effective communication on the basis of disability. 14. Ms. Kurlander, through counsel, will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class as a whole. Ms. Kurlander does not have any conflicts with the Class and has retained counsel experienced in disability rights and class action litigation.
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15. Defendant has acted on grounds that apply generally to the Class as a whole, thereby making final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief appropriate with respect to the Class as a whole. Specifically, Defendant has denied effective communication to the Class as a whole, and that violation can be remedied by an injunction requiring, among other things, that captioning be provided at the Pepsi Center and that, when effective communication is provided through sign language interpreters, patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing not be required to relocate seats away from their companions or to less desirable locations.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 16. The Pepsi Center is a sports and entertainment venue in Denver, Colorado. 17. The Pepsi Center is home to the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Mammoth professional sports teams. 18. Defendant installed a new “JumboTron” scoreboard in the Pepsi Center in 2013. 19. Defendant has stated that the JumboTron was one of the largest of its kind in the world. 20. The JumboTron spans the area from three-point line to three-point line when the arena is set up for basketball, and from blue line to blue line when it is set up for hockey. 21. Ms. Kurlander has attended numerous events at the Pepsi Center, including Denver Nuggets games, Colorado Mammoth games, Cirque du Soleil, and the Harlem Globetrotters. 22. Ms. Kurlander has been denied full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of the Pepsi Center because she is unable
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to hear any audio elements of the experience, including announcements made to the crowd over the public address system.
23. Defendant does not provide captioning during events at the Pepsi Center, and therefore fails to provide Ms. Kurlander and others similarly situated effective communication.
24. On several occasions, Ms. Kurlander attempted to arrange for a sign language interpreter at the Pepsi Center, but on each occasion she was told she would have to move to a different location, away from her friends and family, generally to less desirable seats, to take advantage of this mode of communication.
25. Defendant fails to provide captioning to patrons at the Pepsi Center who are deaf or hard of hearing even though resources and technology are available.
26. Agencies all over the country are available to provide captioning service live or remotely.
27. Daktronics, the company that designed, manufactured, and installed the Pepsi Center’s JumboTron, provides captioning services.
28. The harms described above are continuing and, unless enjoined by this Court, will continue in the future.
29. Ms. Kurlander and the Class would like to be able to attend – and fully enjoy – events at the Pepsi Center without discrimination on the basis of disability in the future.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of Title III of the ADA) 30. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference all other paragraphs of this Complaint as if those allegations were set out explicitly herein.
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31. Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by entities who own, operate, lease or lease to places of public accommodation. 42 U.S.C. § 12182 et seq.
32. Ms. Kurlander and members of the Class are individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and are therefore substantially limited in major life activities, including hearing. As such, they are individuals with disabilities within the meaning of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12102.
33. The Pepsi Center is a place of public accommodation as that term is used in Title III of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12181(7).
34. Defendant owns, operates, and/or leases (and/or leases to others) the Pepsi Center. 35. Defendant has discriminated against Ms. Kurlander and the Class on the basis of disability. Such discrimination includes but is not limited to the failure to provide auxiliary aids and services and the failure to provide communication equally effective to that provided to others. 36. As such, Defendant discriminates and, in the absence of the injunction requested herein, will continue in the future to discriminate against Ms. Kurlander and the Class on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the Pepsi Center in violation of Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations.
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of CADA, C.R.S. § 24-34-601, et seq.) 37. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference all other paragraphs of this Complaint as if those allegations were set out explicitly herein. 38. C.R.S. § 24-34-601(2) provides that “[i]t is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group,
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because of disability . . . the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges,

advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation . . . .”

39. The Pepsi Center is a place of public accommodation as defined by CADA.

C.R.S. § 24-34-601(1).

40. Defendant’s failure to provide captioning and other auxiliary aids and services

discriminates against Ms. Kurlander and the Class because it denies them the full and equal

enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the

Pepsi Center in violation of CADA.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests:

1.

That this Court assume jurisdiction;

2.

That this Court certify the Class identified in paragraph 10 pursuant to Rule

23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

3.

That this Court declare the actions and omissions of Defendant described in this

Complaint to be in violation of Title III of the ADA and CADA;

4.

That this Court enter an injunction ordering Defendant to cease discrimination on

the basis of disability against patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to comply with the

ADA and CADA;

5.

That this Court award damages pursuant to CADA;

6.

That this Court award Plaintiff her reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs;

7.

That this Court award such additional or alternative relief as may be just, proper,

and equitable.

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Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Amy F. Robertson . Amy F. Robertson Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 104 Broadway, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 757-7901 arobertson@creeclaw.org Date: November 10, 2016 Plaintiff’s address: 6280 S. Iola Court Englewood, CO 80111
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 16-cv-02754-WYD-NYW
KIRSTIN KURLANDER, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
KROENKE ARENA COMPANY, LLC,
Defendant.

SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander and others similarly situated, all Pepsi Center patrons who are

deaf or hard of hearing, by and through their counsel, the Civil Rights Education and

Enforcement Center, hereby submit this Class Action Complaint for violations of Title III of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”).

INTRODUCTION

1.

Ms. Kurlander brings this suit because Defendant Kroenke Arena Company, LLC

(“KAC”) fails to provide captioning of audio content at events taking place at the Pepsi Center

and otherwise fails to provide patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing effective communication,

as required by the ADA and CADA.

2.

The Pepsi Center is home to the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche,

the National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets, and the National Lacrosse League’s

Colorado Mammoth, and is also the venue of a number of concerts and other events each year.

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3.

Defendant KAC installed a new state-of-the-art JumboTron scoreboard in 2013,

yet failed to incorporate captioning technology.

4.

Captioning uses text to convey audio information and announcements at the

venue. Without captioning, patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing cannot fully participate in

the audience experience at the Pepsi Center.

5.

Defendant’s failure to provide captioning and other auxiliary aids and services

denies Ms. Kurlander and the Class effective communication required by the ADA and CADA,

and therefore denies them the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,

privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the Pepsi Center.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

6.

This action arises under the laws of the United States. Jurisdiction is conferred

upon this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343 for the federal law claim, and 28 U.S.C.

§ 1367 for the state law claim.

7.

Venue of this action is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391.

PARTIES

8.

Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander is a resident of Colorado. She is an individual with a

disability because she is substantially limited in major life activities, including hearing. Ms.

Kurlander lost 100% of her hearing during a surgery at the age of 22.

9.

Defendant Kroenke Arena Company, LLC (“KAC”) is a Colorado limited

liability company with its principal place of business in Denver, Colorado. KAC owns, operates,

and/or leases (and/or leases to others) the Pepsi Center.

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CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS 10. Ms. Kurlander brings this action on her own behalf and, pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on behalf of all other persons similarly situated. The Class consists of all Pepsi Center patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are not able to hear using assistive listening devices. 11. The exact size of the Class, though unknown to Ms. Kurlander, is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable. 12. Common questions of law and fact that apply to all members of the Class include, but are not limited to:
a. whether Defendant’s failure to provide effective communication during events at the Pepsi Center constitutes a violation of Title III of the ADA and CADA;
b. whether Defendant is required to provide captioning on the JumboTron; and c. whether Defendant is required to provide sign language interpreters without
requiring patrons to move to less desirable seats. 13. The claims of Ms. Kurlander are typical of the claims of the Class. Like the putative Class members, Ms. Kurlander is a deaf individual who has attended numerous events at the Pepsi Center. During many of these visits, she was denied effective communication on the basis of disability. 14. Ms. Kurlander, through counsel, will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class as a whole. Ms. Kurlander does not have any conflicts with the Class and has retained counsel experienced in disability rights and class action litigation.
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15. Defendant has acted on grounds that apply generally to the Class as a whole, thereby making final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief appropriate with respect to the Class as a whole. Specifically, Defendant has denied effective communication to the Class as a whole, and that violation can be remedied by an injunction requiring, among other things, that captioning be provided at the Pepsi Center and that, when effective communication is provided through sign language interpreters, patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing not be required to relocate seats away from their companions or to less desirable locations.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 16. The Pepsi Center is a sports and entertainment venue in Denver, Colorado. 17. The Pepsi Center is home to the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Mammoth professional sports teams. 18. Defendant installed a new “JumboTron” scoreboard in the Pepsi Center in 2013. 19. Defendant has stated that the JumboTron was one of the largest of its kind in the world. 20. The JumboTron spans the area from three-point line to three-point line when the arena is set up for basketball, and from blue line to blue line when it is set up for hockey. 21. Ms. Kurlander has attended numerous events at the Pepsi Center, including Denver Nuggets games, Colorado Mammoth games, Cirque du Soleil, and the Harlem Globetrotters. 22. Ms. Kurlander has been denied full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of the Pepsi Center because she is unable
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to hear any audio elements of the experience, including announcements made to the crowd over the public address system.
23. Defendant does not provide captioning during events at the Pepsi Center, and therefore fails to provide Ms. Kurlander and others similarly situated effective communication.
24. On several occasions, Ms. Kurlander attempted to arrange for a sign language interpreter at the Pepsi Center, but on each occasion she was told she would have to move to a different location, away from her friends and family, generally to less desirable seats, to take advantage of this mode of communication.
25. Defendant fails to provide captioning to patrons at the Pepsi Center who are deaf or hard of hearing even though resources and technology are available.
26. Agencies all over the country are available to provide captioning service live or remotely.
27. Daktronics, the company that designed, manufactured, and installed the Pepsi Center’s JumboTron, provides captioning services.
28. The harms described above are continuing and, unless enjoined by this Court, will continue in the future.
29. Ms. Kurlander and the Class would like to be able to attend – and fully enjoy – events at the Pepsi Center without discrimination on the basis of disability in the future.
CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of Title III of the ADA) 30. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference all other paragraphs of this Complaint as if those allegations were set out explicitly herein.
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31. Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by entities

who own, operate, lease or lease to places of public accommodation. 42 U.S.C. § 12182 et seq.

32. Ms. Kurlander and members of the Class are individuals who are deaf or hard of

hearing and are therefore substantially limited in major life activities, including hearing. As

such, they are individuals with disabilities within the meaning of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12102.

33. The Pepsi Center is a place of public accommodation as that term is used in Title

III of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12181(7).

34. Defendant owns, operates, and/or leases (and/or leases to others) the Pepsi Center.

35. Defendant has discriminated against Ms. Kurlander and the Class on the basis of

disability. Such discrimination includes but is not limited to the failure to provide auxiliary aids

and services and the failure to provide communication equally effective to that provided to

others.

36. As such, Defendant discriminates and, in the absence of the injunction requested

herein, will continue in the future to discriminate against Ms. Kurlander and the Class on the

basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the Pepsi Center in violation of Title III of

the ADA and its implementing regulations.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests:

1.

That this Court assume jurisdiction;

2.

That this Court certify the Class identified in paragraph 10 pursuant to Rule

23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

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3.

That this Court declare the actions and omissions of Defendant described in this

Complaint to be in violation of Title III of the ADA;

4.

That this Court enter an injunction ordering Defendant to cease discrimination on

the basis of disability against patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to comply with the

ADA and CADA;

5.

That this Court award Plaintiff her reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; and

6.

That this Court award such additional or alternative relief as may be just, proper,

and equitable.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Amy F. Robertson . Amy F. Robertson Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 104 Broadway, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 757-7901 arobertson@creeclaw.org

Date: March 20, 2017

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Civil Action No. 16-cv-02754-WYD-NYW
KIRSTIN KURLANDER, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
KROENKE ARENA COMPANY, LLC,
Defendant.

ORDER ON CLASS CERTIFICATION

I.

BACKGROUND

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification

filed March 22, 2017 (ECF No. 15). Defendant filed a Response (ECF No. 18) on April

20, 2017, and Plaintiff’s Reply (ECF No. 25) was filed on May 19, 2017. On August 9,

2017, the Court heard arguments from both parties on Plaintiff’s Motion for Class

Certification. For the reasons set forth below, I find that the class shall be certified.

Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander is a deaf woman who brings claims on behalf of herself

and all others similarly situated for violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities

Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Kroenke Arena

Company, LLC, the owner and operator of the Pepsi Center – an indoor arena in

Denver, Colorado – discriminates against patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing by

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failing to offer open captioning on the center hung display or ribbon board displays
(“Displays”) during events when the Displays are used (“Display Events”). She seeks
injunctive relief and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
In the instant motion, Plaintiff seeks to certify a class pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
23 defined as follows:
All Pepsi Center patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and unable to hear using assistive listening devices, who have been, since November 10, 2014, or in the future will be, denied full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, advantages, or accommodations of the Pepsi Center based on Defendant’s failure to provide open captioning of aural content during non-concert events for which the center-hung display is used.
Plaintiff further seeks an order appointing herself as class representative, and her
attorney, Amy Robertson of the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, as
class counsel. In support, Plaintiff has submitted the declarations of five other
individuals who are deaf and enjoy attending events at the Pepsi Center.
The Pepsi Center, which was constructed in the late 1990s, and opened on October 1, 1999,1 seats approximately 17,000 to 21,000 people, depending on the
event and configuration. The Pepsi Center is home to the National Hockey League’s
Colorado Avalanche, the National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets, and the
National Lacrosse League’s Colorado Mammoth, and is also the venue of a number of
concerts and other events totaling approximately 200 events each year. Second
Amended Class Action Complaint (ECF No. 14) ¶ 2; Answer to Second Amended Class

1

“Arena Facts,” http://www.pepsicenter.com/arena-info/pepsi-center/arena-facts/

(hereinafter “Arena Facts”).

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Action Complaint (“Answer,” ECF No. 16) ¶ 2. Defendant installed a new center-hung display at the Pepsi Center in 2013. Answer ¶ 3. Open captioning is not provided on the center-hung display, Answer ¶ 3, or on any other scoreboard or display generally visible to patrons, Decl. of Kirstin Kurlander (“Kurlander Decl.”) ¶ 9.2
Many of the events at the Pepsi Center include both visual and aural content. For example, during a Colorado Avalanche ice hockey game, Pepsi Center patrons will not only be able to watch the players on the ice, they will hear the announcer introducing the players at the beginning of the game, telling them what penalties have been assessed during the game on which players, and announcing which player scored and which assisted following a goal. Similarly, Denver Nuggets fans will hear players being announced at the beginning of the game and when they enter and leave the game, fouls assessed against players and a running count of those fouls, and which players scored field goals and for how many points. Both hockey and basketball fans will also hear a good deal of non-game-related information at the Pepsi Center, for example, the presentation of the color guard and the national anthem, other songs (with lyrics), player interviews, contests, and promotions. Decl. of Amy Robertson (“Robertson Decl.”) ¶ 8. Plaintiff Kurlander is profoundly deaf and, as a result, relies on auxiliary aids and services, such as captioning, to receive aural information.

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While the Displays do continuously provide text and game- and player-related

information such as game scores, player names, numbers and statistics, team statistics, game

time and time remaining, and, from time to time, key words used for crowd pumpers or

promotions (Affidavit of Stephen Johnston, ¶ 3), the Displays do not open caption aural content

broadcast over the public address system. Captioning, however, is provided on the suite

television monitors at the Pepsi Center. Defendant’s Responses to Discovery at 2-3.

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Kurlander Decl. ¶ 2. Ms. Kurlander enjoys attending events at the Pepsi Center, and over the past few years, has attended a number of Mammoth lacrosse games, part of an Avalanche hockey game, a Harlem Globetrotters game, and several other events. Id. ¶¶ 3, 4, 11. When attending events at the Pepsi Center, she is unable to hear any aural content, including game information, announcements, music, and promotions. Id. ¶¶ 2, 7.
Title III of the ADA prohibits owners and operators of places of public accommodation such as the Pepsi Center from discriminating on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a). Such places are prohibited from affording people with disabilities “the opportunity to participate in or benefit from a good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation that is not equal to that afforded to other individuals,” id. § 12182(b)(1)(A)(ii), and are required to provide “auxiliary aids and services” “as may be necessary to ensure that no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated or otherwise treated differently than other individuals,” id. § 12182(b)(2)(A)(iii), and to ensure “effective communication” with individuals with disabilities, 28 U.S.C. § 36.303(c)(1).
Plaintiff alleges that, because the “full and equal enjoyment” of the Pepsi Center includes all of the aural information provided over the public address system during Display Events, effective communication for those who cannot hear that information requires open captioning. Plaintiff further argues that, without captioning of Display Events, deaf Pepsi Center patrons are provided services, privileges, advantages and
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accommodations that are not equal to those afforded hearing patrons, and are thus

treated differently from them, in violation of §§ 12182(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 12182(b)(2)(A)(iii).

II.

ANALYSIS

Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs class certification.

Certification requires that the class meet all of the requirements of Rule 23(a) and one

of the provisions of Rule 23(b). Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. A district court has broad discretion

in determining whether a suit should proceed as a class action. Milonas v. Williams,

691 F.2d 931, 938 (10th Cir. 1982). “Because of the flexible nature of class certification,

courts are to favor the procedure.” Lucas v. Kmart, 99-CV-01923, 2005 WL 1648182, at

*2 (D. Colo. July 13, 2005) (citing Esplin v. Hirschi, 402 F.2d 94, 99 (10th Cir.1988)).

“Rule 23 does not set forth a mere pleading standard.” Warnick v. Dish Network, LLC,

301 F.R.D. 551, 556 (D. Colo. 2014) (quoting Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S.

338, 348 (2011)). Rather, Plaintiff must affirmatively demonstrate her compliance with

the Rule and the court may probe behind the pleadings when necessary to determine

the certification question. Id.

In ruling on a motion for class certification, the Court does not evaluate the

underlying merits of the claim. Lucas, 2005 WL 1648182, at * 2; Eisen v. Carlisle &

Jacquelin, 417 U.S. 156, 177-78 (1974). While the Court need not automatically rely on

conclusory allegations parroting Rule 23, “the court should accept the allegations

contained in the complaint as true.” J.B. ex rel. Hart v. Valdez, 186 F.3d 1280, 1290 n.

7 (10th Cir. 1999)). “In determining the propriety of a class action, the question is not

whether the plaintiffs have stated a cause of action and will prevail on the merits, but

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rather whether the requirements of Rule 23 are met.” Anderson v. City of Albuquerque, 690 F.2d 796, 799 (10th Cir. 1982).
“The class action is an exception to the usual rule that litigation is conducted by and on behalf of the individual named parties only.” Warnick, 301 F.R.D. at 555 (quoting Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. at 348). To justify a departure from that rule, “‘a class representative must be part of the class and possess the same interest and suffer the same injury as the class members.’” Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition v. Abercrombie & Fitch, 765 F.3d 1205, 1213 (10th Cir. 2014) (“Abercrombie”) (citing Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. at 348-49).
Defendant has raised two issues that I will address before analyzing the requirements of Rule 23: whether Plaintiff has standing to sue, and whether the class described above is sufficiently ascertainable.
A. Standing Standing is a threshold matter bearing upon the court’s subject matter jurisdiction. Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560 (1992). Plaintiff carries the burden to prove standing. Id. at 561. To demonstrate standing to sue for injunctive relief, “a plaintiff must suffer an ‘injury in fact’ that is actual or imminent. . . . [t]he injury must be fairly traceable to the challenged action of the defendant. . . . [and] it must be likely that the injury will be redressed by the relief requested.” Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1210-11 (citing Lujan, 504 U.S. at 561). Defendant only challenges the first and third of these prongs; it does not challenge causation.
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Defendant argues that because Plaintiff is able to communicate through sign language and has utilized sign language services provided by Defendant and because Defendant provides closed captioning on hand-held devices, Plaintiff has failed to establish any injury. Defendant further argues that Plaintiff does not have a legallyprotected interest in receiving open captioning because Title III of the ADA does not mandate a particular form of auxiliary aids. See, e.g., 28 C.F.R. § 36.303(c) (providing that public accommodations are to “furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities.”) Thus, Defendant’s position is that it does provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services in accordance with Title III of the ADA including captioning but just not captioning in the form Plaintiff desires. As such, Defendant asserts that Plaintiff has conflated the requested remedy with the alleged injury.
Plaintiff argues that Defendant’s argument improperly imports the merits into the standing analysis, and I agree. See, e.g., WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Envt’l Protection Agency, 759 F.3d 1196, 1207 (10th Cir. 2014) (“For purposes of standing, we must assume the Plaintiffs’ claim has legal validity.”). I find that Plaintiff has standing because her injury is the lack of open captioning of aural content at Display Events, which Defendant does not provide, and if she prevails in this case and Defendant is required to provide open captioning of aural content at Display Events, her injury will be redressed. Thus, I find that Plaintiff has standing to pursue this claim.
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B. Adequacy or Ascertainability of the Class. Defendant argues that the class Plaintiff seeks to certify is not adequately defined, a concept that is also discussed under the rubric of “ascertainability.” “The issue of adequacy must generally be determined before the court addresses the prerequisites of Rule 23(a).” Warnick, 301 F.R.D. at 556. “A class is sufficiently defined if it is administratively feasible for the court to determine whether a particular individual is a member.” Id. (internal citations omitted). However, the question of administrative feasibility is not pertinent to a class certified pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2). “[W]hile the lack of identifiability is a factor that may defeat Rule 23(b)(3) class certification, such is not the case with respect to class certification under Rule 23(b)(2).” Shook v. El Paso County, 386 F.3d 963, 972 (10th Cir. 2004). Rather, in a Rule 23(b)(2) action, plaintiffs must establish “cohesiveness among class members with respect to their injuries.” Decoteau v. Raemisch, 304 F.R.D. 683, 690 (D. Colo. 2014). I find that Plaintiff’s proposed class definition adequately defines the class and that individual inquiries of each of the class members are not required. C. The Requirements of Rule 23(a) A class may be certified only if all four of the following prerequisites are met: (1) Numerosity: “the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable”; (2) Commonality: “there are questions of law or fact that are common to the class”; (3) Typicality: “the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or defenses of the class”; and (4) Adequacy of representation: “the representative parties will fairly and adequately represent the interests of the class.”
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) A party seeking to certify a class bears the “strict” burden of proving that the
requirements of Rule 23 have been met. Trevizo v. Adams, 455 F.3d 1155, 1162 (10th Cir. 2006). The Court is required to engage in a “rigorous analysis” into whether the requirements of Rule 23 are satisfied. Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. at 350-51.
1. Numerosity “The burden is upon the plaintiff seeking to represent a class to establish that the class is so numerous as to make joinder impracticable. The numerosity requirement requires examination of the specific facts of each case and imposes no absolute limitations. Plaintiffs must offer some evidence of established, ascertainable numbers constituting the class, but there is no set formula to determine if the class is so numerous that it should be so certified.” Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1214-15 (internal citations omitted). Ultimately, “the numerosity requirement is not a question of numbers. Rather, there are several factors that enter into the impracticality issue. Such factors may include the nature of the action, the size of the individual claims, and the location of the members of the class or the property that is the subject matter of the dispute. Because it is such a fact-specific inquiry, [the Tenth Circuit] grant[s] a wide latitude to the district court in making this determination, and . . . defer[s] to its determination if the court made an appropriate judgment call.” Id. at 1215 (internal citations omitted). The court “may make common sense assumptions to support a finding that joinder would be impracticable.” Id. (internal citations omitted); see also Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. v. Reel Servs. Mgmt. LLC, 2014 WL 12561074, at *7 (C.D. Cal. May 6, 2014) (“GLAD”) (“where ‘general knowledge and common sense
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indicate that [the class] is large, the numerosity requirement is satisfied’”) (internal citations omitted).
Defendant asserts that Plaintiff must prove, “that there are in fact sufficiently numerous parties” and that her raw statistics do not provide a reasonable nexus between the Pepsi Center attendance figures and the potential number of members in the putative class. Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. at 351. In support of this argument, Defendant points to the fact that Plaintiff’s statistics come from sources that utilize a definition of disability different from both the ADA’s definition and the class definition. As explained below, I find that Plaintiff here provided statistics sufficient to demonstrate that the class is numerous and joinder is impracticable.
In 2012, the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing estimated that 8.6% of the population of Colorado was hard of hearing, and 0.9% was deaf.3 The U.S. Census estimates that 2.6% of the population of Denver has a “hearing difficulty.”4 The 2015 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium estimates that 10.8% of the population of the United States has “difficulty hearing,” and 1.7% has “severe” difficulty hearing.5 Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder tables, the population of Denver is approximately 643,000 and the larger Denver metropolitan area,

3

Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, “Info Sheets: The Deaf

and Hard of Hearing Population in Colorado,”

http://ccdhh.com/PDF/Infosheets/Demographics%2012.pdf .

4

U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates:

Disability Characteristics.

5

University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability, “2015 Annual Disability

Statistics Compendium,” at 191, https://disabilitycompendium.org/sites/default/files/user-

uploads/Events/2015%20Annual%20Disability%20Statistics%20Compendium.pdf .

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over 2.7 million. These figures suggest that there are somewhere between 5,700 and 45,000 individuals in Denver or the metropolitan area are deaf, and between 16,000 and 390,000 are hard of hearing.
The Pepsi Center seats between 17,000 and 21,000 people and hosts over 200 events per year. 6 See Arena Facts, supra note 1. Avalanche, Nuggets, and Mammoth games alone total 92 events.7 Regular season attendance at Avalanche and Nuggets games at the Pepsi Center for the 2015-2016 season totaled 1.276 million.8
While these figures do not establish a precise count of the number of deaf patrons at the Pepsi Center since November 10, 2014, viewed in the light of common sense, I find that they suggest that the class is numerous and hard to identify. This analysis is supported by the Tenth Circuit’s analysis in the Abercrombie case, in which that court took judicial notice of the fact that “there are millions of Americans with disabilities,” and held it “reasonable to infer” that such people would patronize the stores at issue in that case, and that “joining of all of these people in one suit would be impracticable.” Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1215. Similarly, the court in the GLAD case held that a class of deaf movie theater patrons met the numerosity requirement, and

6

“Arena Facts,” http://www.pepsicenter.com/arena-info/pepsi-center/arena-facts/.

7

http://www.nba.com/nuggets/schedule (41 Nuggets games);

https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/assets/binary/281827250/binary-file/file.pdf (41 Avalanche

games); https://www.coloradomammoth.com/schedule/ (ten Mammoth games).

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“2016-2017 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide,” at 145

https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/assets/binary/282170090/binary-file/file.pdf; “Denver

Nuggets Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide,” at 278,

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/nuggets/DenverNuggets_2016-

17_MediaGuide.pdf.

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relied on census data reflecting the number of deaf individuals in the Los Angeles area and statistics reflecting the number of moviegoers there. As that court noted, where, as here, only injunctive relief is sought, “the requirements of numerosity often ‘relax.’” GLAD, 2014 WL 12561074, at *8 (internal citation omitted); see also Colorado CrossDisability Coalition v. Taco Bell Corp., 184 F.R.D. 354, 358 (D. Colo. 1999) (“Taco Bell”) (holding that a class of individuals with mobility disabilities satisfied numerosity based on estimates of class size, as well as geographic diversity and the difficulty of identifying class members).
In light of the above, and the fact that individuals affected by the lack of captioning would be difficult to identify and unlikely to bring individuals suits, I find that Plaintiff has met her burden with respect to the numerosity requirement of Rule 23(a)(1).
2. Commonality and Typicality Rule 23(a)(2) requires that there be questions of law or fact common to the class. “The class’s ‘common contention “must be of such a nature that it is capable of classwide resolution -- which means that determination of its truth or falsity will resolve an issue that is central to the validity of each one of the claims in one stroke.”’” Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1216 (quoting Wallace B. Roderick Revocable Living Trust v. XTO Energy, Inc., 725 F.3d 1213, 1218 (10th Cir. 2013) and Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. at 350). Commonality for purposes of Rule 23(a) requires only a single issue common to the class. See J.B., 186 F.3d at 1288. Further, “‘[t]hat the claims of individual class members may differ factually should not preclude certification under Rule 23(b)(2) of a claim seeking the application of a common policy.’” Id. (quotations omitted). The
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commonality requirement “is satisfied when the legal question linking the class members is substantially related to the resolution of the litigation.” Realmonte v. Reeves, 169 F.3d 1280, 1285 (10th Cir. 1999). “Where a class of persons sharing a common disability complain of the identical architectural barrier based on the same alleged violations of law, commonality is unquestionably established.” Taco Bell, 184 F.R.D. at 359.
Questions of commonality and typicality “tend to merge,” and it is thus appropriate to address them together. Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1216 (quoting WalMart, 564 U.S. at 349 n.5). Rule 23(a)(3) requires that Plaintiff’s claims be typical of the claims of the class. “Typicality insures that the class representative’s claims resemble the class’s claims to an extent that adequate representation can be expected.” In Re Intelcom Group, Inc. v. Securities Litig., 169 F.R.D. 142, 149 (D.Colo. 1996). “The rationale behind the requirement that the class representative’s claims be typical of the class claims is recognition that a plaintiff with claims typical of the class will, in pursuing and defending his own self interest in the litigation, be concomitantly advancing or defending the interests of the class.” Dubin v. Miller, 132 F.R.D. 269, 274 (D.Colo. 1990) (citing 1 H. Newberg, Newberg on Class Actions § 3.22, at 199 (2d ed. 1985)).
Here, I find that there is a common question whether Defendant is required to provide open captioning at Display Events to those who are deaf and hard of hearing and require open captioning of aural content. This is a question of fact and law which the Court believes is common to the members of the class. Where a single question of
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ADA compliance is common to the class, Rule 23(a)(2) is satisfied. See Abercrombie, 765 F.3d at 1216.
Furthermore, Plaintiff’s claim is typical of the claims of the class: she, too, claims that Defendant violates Title III by failing to provide open captioning of Display Events. Where the representative plaintiff and members of the class have similar disabilities and challenge the legality of barriers under the same statute, “the claims of the representative plaintiff[] are typical of the class.” Taco Bell, 184 F.R.D. at 360; see also Lucas, 2005 WL 1648182, at *3 (holding that where the focus of an ADA lawsuit is final injunctive relief against the defendant benefitting the class as a whole, “the prerequisites of commonality and typicality are met”). Thus, I find that the putative class satisfies Rule 23(a)(2) and (3).
3. Adequacy of Representation The final requirement of Rule 23(a) is adequate representation. Rule 23(a)(4) requires that the representative parties “fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.” The Tenth Circuit has held that adequacy of representation depends on resolution of two questions: “‘(1) do the named plaintiffs and their counsel have any conflicts of interest with other class members and (2) will the named plaintiffs and their counsel prosecute the action vigorously on behalf of the class?’” Rutter & Wilbanks Corp. v. Shell Oil Co., 314 F.3d 1180, 1187-88 (10th Cir. 2002) (quoting Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp., 150 F.3d 1011, 1020 (9th Cir. 1998)). Plaintiff bears the initial burden of demonstrating adequacy, after which the burden shifts to the defendant; “[a]bsent
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evidence to the contrary, a presumption of adequate representation is invoked.” Decoteau, 304 F.R.D. at 689 (internal citations omitted).
Here, the named Plaintiff, like the members of the proposed class, seeks remedies for the lack of open captioning that poses a barrier to their full and equal enjoyment of events at the Pepsi Center. In addition, Plaintiff contends, and I agree, that there are no unique facts or defenses relevant to the named Plaintiff’s claim that would put her in conflict with the proposed class. Defendant has stipulated, and I agree, that Plaintiff’s counsel, is experienced in class actions and will adequately represent the interests of Plaintiff and the Class.
Therefore, I find that the class satisfies Rule 23(a)(4): the named Plaintiff is a member of the class she seeks to represent and her interests are not in conflict with those of the class; and the named Plaintiff and her counsel can fairly and adequately protect the interests of the absent class members.
D. Whether the Class Satisfies the Requirements of Rule 23(b)(2). Having determined that the Rule 23(a) requirements are met, I must also decide whether the action falls within one of the three categories set forth in Rule 23(b). Trevizo, 455 F.3d at 1161–62. This case clearly falls within the paradigm for class certification under Rule 23(b)(2) because “the party opposing the class has acted or refused to act on grounds that apply generally to the class, so that final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief is appropriate respecting the class as a whole.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2). Here, all class members have suffered the same injury and Plaintiff’s Second
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Amended Class Action Complaint seeks an injunction that would remedy all class

members’ injuries and satisfy Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d).

I am satisfied, based on the record before me, taking into account the class

definition which I find to be adequate, that it is appropriate to certify the class under

Rule 23(b)(2) because injunctive relief is being requested that would be appropriate

respecting the class as a whole.

E. Appointing Class Counsel Pursuant to Rule 23(g).

Under Rule 23(g), I must appoint class counsel when a class is certified. Plaintiff

requests that I appoint Amy Robertson of the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement

Center as class counsel in this matter.

Factors relevant to the appointment of class counsel are the work counsel has

done in identifying or investigating potential claims in the action; counsel’s experience in

handling class actions, other complex litigation, and the types of claims asserted in the

action; counsel’s knowledge of the applicable law; and the resources that counsel will

commit to representing the class. Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(g)(1)(A)(i)-(iv).

Based on Plaintiff’s counsel’s experience in the relevant areas of law, and

counsel’s conduct to date in this case, I conclude that Plaintiff’s counsel satisfies the

requirements outlined in Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(g). Plaintiff’s counsel is amply qualified to act

as counsel for the class, and is thus appointed as class counsel pursuant to Rule 23(g).

III.

CONCLUSION

For the reasons set forth herein, it is hereby

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ORDERED that Defendant’s various objections to certification are overruled, and Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 15), is GRANTED. Further, it is
ORDERED that Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander shall be certified as the representative of a class of individuals seeking injunctive relief as defined in this Order, and Amy Robertson shall be appointed as class counsel pursuant to Rule 23(g).
Dated: August 31, 2017. BY THE COURT: /s/ Wiley Y. Daniel WILEY Y. DANIEL, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Civil Action No. 16-cv-02754-WYD-NYW KIRSTIN KURLANDER, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. KROENKE ARENA COMPANY, LLC, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
I. BACKGROUND THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Attorneys’
Fees and Costs (ECF No. 67). On April 5, 2018, the Court held a hearing on this motion and Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Approval of Class Action Settlement (ECF No. 66). For the reasons set forth below, I will grant Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs.
Plaintiff Kirstin Kurlander, a deaf woman, brought this class action case to address the lack of captioning at sporting events at the Pepsi Center, which is owned and operated by Defendant Kroenke Arena Company, LLC (“KAC”). Plaintiff alleged that KAC was in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181 et seq. (“Title III” or “ADA”). KAC denied such liability.

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On August 31, 2017, this Court certified the following class pursuant to Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(2):
All Pepsi Center patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing and unable to hear using assistive listening devices, who have been, since November 10, 2014, or in the future will be, denied full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, advantages, or accommodations of the Pepsi Center based on Defendant’s failure to provide open captioning of aural content during non-concert events for which the center-hung display is used.
Order on Class Certification (ECF No. 55) at 2, 17. The Court also appointed Plaintiff
Kirstin Kurlander as the class representative and Amy Robertson of the Civil Rights
Education and Enforcement Center as class counsel pursuant to Rule 23(g). Id. at 17.
On December 28, 2017, the parties reached a settlement in this matter,
memorialized in a proposed Consent Decree, which this Court approved on a
preliminary basis on January 9, 2018 (ECF No. 65). The Consent Decree provides that
KAC will not oppose an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in amount not to
exceed $200,000. Consent Decree ¶ IX(A). Plaintiff has moved, pursuant to Rules
23(h) and 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for an award of $156,104.00 in
attorneys’ fees and $5,637.52 in costs.
II. FINDINGS OF FACT1
Plaintiff has submitted the declarations of Amy F. Robertson, describing
counsel’s work on the case, and of Darold Killmer, providing his expert opinion that the
work performed and the rates charged by Class Counsel and her colleagues were all
reasonable.

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This Court is required to “find the facts and state its legal conclusions under Rule

52(a)” before making an award of fees to class counsel. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h)(3).

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This case was filed on November 10, 2016. For approximately a year prior to filing, the parties had been discussing possible resolution, including exchanging draft agreements and conducting a site visit. After the complaint was filed, the parties initially focused on written discovery and Plaintiff’s contested motion for class certification. Plaintiff filed her motion to certify the class on March 22, 2017 (ECF No 15) which this Court granted on August 31, 2017 (ECF 55). During class certification briefing, a discovery dispute arose concerning contact between Defendant’s consulting expert and members of the putative class. The parties initially used Judge Nina Wang’s discovery dispute procedure and participated in a telephonic hearing, but were ordered to brief the issue (ECF No. 24). Following briefing, Judge Wang denied Defendant’s motion for a protective order or to quash subpoena duces tecum (ECF No. 45).
Following class certification, Plaintiff took a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of Defendant, and the parties began to discuss different options for providing open captioning at the Pepsi Center. Plaintiff retained two consulting experts, a Deaf communications expert and an expert in arena media, to advise on discovery and possible settlement proposals. Plaintiff also retained a testifying expert who was preparing to travel to Denver and conduct tests on the effectiveness of various captioning options at the point when the parties began discussing settlement in October, 2017. The parties negotiated for two months, exchanging drafts of the consent decree and meeting at the Pepsi Center to evaluate captioning technology, and concluded the settlement on December 28, 2017.
Class Counsel submitted contemporaneous time records which, after the exercise of billing judgment, reflected the following hours and rates:
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Timekeeper Amy Robertson Lauren Fontana Paralegal Project assistant Summer intern Total

Year 1988 2008

Rate $520 $410 $170 $125 0

Hours 249 26.4 87.5 7.4 9.9
380.2

Fees 129,480.00
10,824.00 14,875.00
925.00 0.00
156,104.00

Class Counsel also submitted itemized records showing out-of-pocket costs of $5,637.52. III. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The claims of the class arose under Title III of the ADA, which provides that the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 42 U.S.C. § 12205. Plaintiff requests an award of counsel’s lodestar fees, reduced for billing judgment. The “lodestar” is the product of the number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by the attorneys’ reasonable hourly rates. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983). “[T]here is a ‘strong presumption’ that the lodestar figure is reasonable.” Perdue v. Kenny A., 559 U.S. 542, 554 (2010); see also Colorado Cross-Disability Coal. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co., No. 09-CV-02757-WYD-KMT, 2014 WL 793363, at *1 (D. Colo. Feb. 26, 2014) (“‘[T]o determine the reasonableness of a fee request, a court must begin by calculating the so-called “lodestar amount” of a fee, and a claimant is entitled to the presumption that this lodestar amount reflects a “reasonable’ fee”’” quoting Robinson v. City of Edmond, 160 F.3d 1275, 1281 (10th Cir. 1998)).
Although KAC has agreed not to contest any fee award under $200,000, because this is a class action, this Court has the obligation to review Class Counsel’s time and rates and determine that they are reasonable. I have reviewed Class
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Counsel’s billing records, and the information submitted by Ms. Robertson and Mr. Killmer, and conclude that both the time spent and the rates charged are reasonable. Therefore the lodestar amount of $156,104.00 is reasonable. I have also reviewed the list of Class Counsel’s out-of-pocket costs of $5,637.52 and conclude that they are reasonable as well. IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth above, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (ECF No. 67) is GRANTED. Further it is ORDERED that, on or before June 12, 2018, KAC shall pay Class Counsel the amount of $156,104.00 in attorneys’ fees and $5,637.52 in costs. Dated: April 13, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Wiley Y. Daniel WILEY Y. DANIEL SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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