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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM TRANQUILLI,

Plaintiff,

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MISSION VILLAGE, a limited

partnership,

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1:05-cv-0592 OWW DLB

ORDER AFTER SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE 

Further Scheduling

Conference Date: 11/04/05

8:45 Ctrm. 2

I. Date of Scheduling Conference.

September 30, 2005.

II. Appearances Of Counsel.

Thomas N. Stewart, III, Esq., appeared on behalf of

Plaintiff. 

Thomas Boehm, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendant. 

III. Summary of Pleadings. 

1. Plaintiff, William Tranquilli, does not have the

substantial use of his legs, and is a “person with a disability”

and “physically handicapped person.” Plaintiff requires the use

of a wheelchair for locomotion and is either unable to use

portions of public facilities which are not accessible to

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disabled persons who require the use of a wheelchair or is only

able to use such portions with undue difficulty.

2. The Toledo Mexican Restaurant (the Restaurant) is

located in a shopping center (the Center) which is located at 367

E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California. The Center is open to the

public. Defendants own, operate and/or lease the Center.

3. This case involves the denial of sanitary facilities to

Plaintiff and others similarly situated at the Center on March

18, 2005. Plaintiff was denied equal protection of the law and

was denied civil rights under both California law and federal

law, as hereinbelow described. Plaintiff was denied his rights

to full and equal access at the Center because of inaccessible

sanitary facilities in the Restaurant, all of which made the

Center not properly accessible to Plaintiff or to others

similarly situated. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief to require

Defendants to modify the restroom, to comply with the CBC and

ADAAG where required, to remove all barriers to access which are

readily achievable, to make all reasonable accommodations in

policy in order to enable Plaintiff and others similarly situated

to use the Center and at minimum, to use readily achievable

alternative methods to enable Plaintiff to use the goods and

services which the Center makes available to the non-disabled

public. Plaintiff also seeks the recovery of damages for his

personal damages involved in the discriminatory experiences of

March 18, 2005, and seeks recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees

and litigation expenses and costs according to statute. 

IV. Orders Re Amendments To Pleadings.

1. The parties do not anticipate filing any amendments to

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the pleadings at this time. 

V. Status of the Case.

1. The parties are engaged in what the believe to be

productive negotiations and mutually request that this scheduling

conference be continued at least thirty (30) days to enable

negotiations now in progress to resolve. 

2. IT IS ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference in this

case is continued to November 4, 2005, at 8:45 a.m. before the

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. 

DATED: September 30, 2005.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

 

 Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

tranquilli sch con

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