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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT N. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, CIV. NO. S-09-1461 JAM GGH 

vs.

THANH HUV NGUYEN, Individually and

d/b/a Cal State Auto Service,

Defendant. ORDER

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Previously pending on this court’s law and motion calendar for July 29, 2010 was

plaintiff’s request for inspection of property pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. Plaintiff and

defendant appeared pro se. After hearing oral argument and reviewing the papers, the court now 1

issues the following order.

Federal Rule of Procedure 34 provides that a party may request of another party

permission to:

inspect, copy, test, or sample any designated documents or

electronically stored information - including writings, drawings,

graphs, charts, photographs, sound recordings, images, and other

data or data compilations stored in any medium from which

information can be obtained - translated, if necessary, by the

respondent into reasonably usable form, .... or (2) to permit entry

upon designated land or other property in the possession or control

of the party upon whom the request is served for the purpose of

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inspection ....

Inspection of property and “things” is well established in federal discovery law.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. Plaintiff seeks to take measurements and photographs of defendant’s business. 

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, he is permitted to conduct this type of discovery. His

request will be limited, however, to areas accessible by members of the public. Therefore,

plaintiff can measure the door marked, “Employees Only,” but he may not open the door to take

further measurements or photographs unless further ordered by the court.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for inspection under Rule 34, filed June 28, 2010, (docket

#13), is granted in part,

2. The inspection shall take place on August 12, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. and shall last

no longer than two hours.

DATED: August 2, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

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 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

U.S. Magistrate Judge

GGH:076/Johnson1461.ord.wpd

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