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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND ANSWER, [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

CALL, JENSEN & 

FERRELL 

A PROFESSIONAL 

CORPORATION

SCOTT J. FERRELL, Bar No. 202091 

LISA A. WEGNER, Bar No. 209917 

CALL, JENSEN & FERRELL 

A Professional Corporation 

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700 

Newport Beach, CA 92660 

(949) 717-3000 

sferrell@calljensen.com

lwegner@calljensen.com

Attorneys for Del Taco, Inc. and 

Philippe Durand Gorry 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES SANFORD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DEL TACO, INC. dba DEL TACO #115; 

PHILIPPE DURAND GORRY; and DOES 

1 through 10, 

Defendant(s). 

Case No. CIV S-04-2154 GEB PAN 

STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO 

AMEND DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER 

TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT, [PROPOSED] ORDER 

THEREON 

Complaint Filed: October 14, 2004 

Trial Date: January 9, 2007 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among Plaintiff James Sanford 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Del Taco, Inc. dba Del Taco #115 and Philippe Durand 

Gorry (collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel of record, 

as follows: 

WHEREAS, this matter was originally filed in the United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California on October 14, 2004; 

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND ANSWER, [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

CALL, JENSEN & 

FERRELL 

A PROFESSIONAL 

CORPORATION

WHEREAS, Defendants filed their answer to the complaint in this matter on 

November 15, 2004; 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to raise the defense that removal of barriers at the 

restaurant at issue in this matter (“Restaurant”) is not “readily achievable”; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has taken the position that Defendants are precluded from 

arguing that removal of any alleged barriers at the Restaurant is not “readily 

achievable” because they did not formally plead “readily achievable” as an affirmative 

defense; 

WHEREAS, although Defendants contend that “readily achievable” need not be 

pled as an affirmative defense, out of an abundance of caution, on September 2, 2005, 

they met and conferred with Plaintiff’s counsel to determine whether Plaintiff would 

agree to allow Defendants to amend their answer to include “readily achievable” as an 

affirmative defense; 

WHEREAS, the parties stipulate and respectfully request that the Court enter an 

order granting Defendants leave to amend their answer in this matter, attached as 

Exhibit A hereto, to include “readily achievable” as an affirmative defense. 

STIPULATION

WHEREFORE, good cause being shown, it is hereby stipulated and agreed that 

Defendants may file a first amended answer in this matter, attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

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STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND ANSWER, [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

CALL, JENSEN & 

FERRELL 

A PROFESSIONAL 

CORPORATION

Dated: September 12, 2005 CALL, JENSEN & FERRELL 

A Professional Corporation 

SCOTT J. FERRELL 

LISA A. WEGNER 

By: 

Lisa A. Wegner 

Attorneys for Defendants Del Taco, Inc. and 

Philippe Durand Gorry 

Dated: September 12, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF LYNN HUBBARD 

______________ 

 LYNN HUBBARD, III 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

ORDER

Good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ first amended answer in this 

matter, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is deemed filed as of the date of this order. 

DATED: September 12, 2005 /s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr. 

 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. 

 United States District Judge 

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