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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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18-CV-1734-CAB-BGS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES RUTHERFORD,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 18-CV-1734-CAB-BGS

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 

DISMISS

[Doc. No. 5]

Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiff’s claim for violation of California’s Unruh 

Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code. § 51 et seq. on the grounds that the complaint does not 

comply with California procedural rules concerning the pleading of construction-related 

accessibility claims. Because “state pleading standards do not apply in federal court,” 

Oliver v. In-N-Out Burgers, 286 F.R.D. 475, 477 (S.D. Cal. 2012), and the complaint 

adequately states a claim under the applicable federal pleading standards (see Ashcroft v. 

Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009); Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007)), the 

motion is DENIED.

It is SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2018

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