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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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STIPULATION GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

ORDER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATIVIDAD GUTIERREZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LA TAPATIA TORTILLERIA, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

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No. 1:14-cv-00545-LJO-SKO

STIPULATION GRANTING PLAINTIFF 

LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT; [PROPOSED] ORDER

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Natividad Gutierrez (“Plaintiff”), seeks to amend his complaint 

to allege additional barriers relating to his disability which were identified at the site inspection 

of the subject property conducted on July 15, 2014, as permitted by Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports 

(U.S.), Inc., 631 F.3d 939, 944 (9th Cir. 2011), and required by Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co., 

654 F.3d 903, 909 (9th Cir. 2011);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has not unduly delayed the amendment, does not bring it in bad 

faith, the amendment is not futile, and such amendment does not prejudice Defendants, La 

Tapatia Tortilleria, Inc., a California corporation, dba La Tapatia Retail Store; and Helen 

Chavez-Hansen, Trustee of the Helen Chavez-Hansen Living Trust (collectively 

“Defendants”), nor does the amendment in any way change the nature of the action;

WHEREAS, the amendment will not modify any date or deadline fixed by the Court’s 

Scheduling Order dated October 7, 2014 (ECF No. 18) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4);

 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and 

Defendants, the parties hereto, through their respective attorneys of record, that Plaintiff may 

file a First Amended Complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that Plaintiff will file his First Amended Complaint 

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within five (5) calendar days of the Court’s Order permitting such filing, and that Defendants’ 

response thereto shall be filed within fourteen (14) days after the First Amended Complaint is 

filed.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: November 17, 2014 MOORE LAW FIRM, P.C.

/s/ Tanya E. Moore

Tanya E. Moore

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Natividad Gutierrez

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

/s/ James D. Burnside III

James D. Burnside III

Attorneys for Defendants 

La Tapatia Tortilleria, Inc., a California 

corporation, dba La Tapatia Retail Store; and 

Helen Chavez-Hansen, Trustee of the Helen 

Chavez-Hansen Living Trust

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall file his First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), a copy of which was 

filed with the Parties’ stipulation, within 5 days of the date this Order 

is filed; and

2. Defendants’ response to Plaintiff's FAC shall be filed within 14 days after the 

FAC is filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 25, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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