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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL CASTANEDA, KATHERINE

CORBETT, and JOSEPH WELLNER on

behalf of themselves and others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

BURGER KING CORPORATION,

Defendant. /

No. C 08-4262 WHA

ORDER REGARDING

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

Separate trials have been scheduled for each of the ten certified classes in this matter. 

The first trial — for the class of patrons of the store located at 6021 Central Avenue, in El

Cerrito — is scheduled to begin on April 19, 2010. Motions for summary judgment by

plaintiffs and defendant regarding the first trial only are scheduled for hearing on March 18,

2010.

On February 10, 2010, the Court of Appeals granted plaintiff’s petition for permission to

appeal the order in this matter granting in part and denying in part class action certification. 

Plaintiffs contend on appeal that the class certification order in this matter erred by rejecting a

single class across all 96 restaurants leased by defendant Burger King Corporation in California,

and instead certified a separate class for each of the ten restaurants visited by named plaintiffs. 

Plaintiffs also contend that the order erred by finding that plaintiffs’ claims for damages

predominated over their claims for injunctive relief and therefore certified the classes under

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United States District Court

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Rule 23(b)(3) instead of Rule 23(b)(2). The written input of the parties is requested by

FEBRUARY 19, 2010, AT NOON, regarding whether a stay of this matter is appropriate while this

interlocutory appeal is pending. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 16, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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