Case Information
*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ROBERT SANCHEZ, Case No.: CV 17-6812-DMG (SSMx)
Plaintiff, ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF ACTION AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT [31] vs.
TOM'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER aka TOM'S TIRE PER-
FORMANCE CENTER, a business; TOM'S DISCOUNT TIRE CENTER, INC., a corporation; JOSEPH VIVILACQUA, an individual,
Defendants. I. FINDINGS
1. The Court has jurisdiction over the Parties and the subject matter of this action;
2. The Parties agree to the entry of this Final Order, without the adjudication of the remaining issues of fact or law pleaded in the Complaint, to settle and resolve all matters in dispute arising from the conduct alleged in the Complaint to the date this Final Order is entered;
3. Defendants TOM'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER INC., and JOSEPH VIVILACQUA neither admit nor deny any of allegations made in
1 *2 1 Complaint, except as stated in this Final Order. For purposes of this Final Order, 2 Defendants admit the facts necessary to establish the Court’s jurisdiction over them 3 and the subject matter of this action;
4 The Parties stipulate that there is no readily achievable means of
altering the Site without compromising the safety of wheelchair-bound patrons. Said conclusion is based on a California Access Specialist's Report, the relevant portion of which is attached and marked as Exhibit A.
II. ORDER
1. There is no readily achievable means for bringing this Site into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Architectural Guidelines, or the California Building Code;
2. Defendant TOM'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER INC., and JOSEPH VIVILACQUA shall pay $1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars), to compensate Plaintiff for damages, fees and costs purportedly incurred as a result of the incident, within 30 days of the entry of this Order;
3. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including, without 18 limitation, attorneys’ fees;
19 4. The Parties waive service under Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of
20 Civil Procedure, and waive all rights to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge 21 or contest the validity of this Final Order; 22 5. The above-captioned action is dismissed with prejudice.
23 24 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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26 DATED: March 6, 2018 __________________________________ DOLLY M. GEE 27
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 28
2 *3 EXHIBIT A *4 Site Accessibility Evaluation Americans with Disabilities Act And
Title 24 And Part 2 - California Building Code Tom's Automotive Service Center 4401 E Anaheim St Long Beach, CA 90804 CASp Evaluation Prepared By Inspection Date: 10/05/2017 Building Principles Inspector: Jason James (951) 526 - 7960
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Tom's Automotive Service Center - 4401 E Anaheim St Long Beach, CA 90804 Parking
Finding: 1
There are no customer parking stalls.
There is not ample room in the vehicle storage lot to provide parking stalls, much less a van accessible parking stall, and still provide a safe pedestrian route or fire department access. This configuration was approved by the local jurisdiction having authority in 2017 without the
requirement of public parking. T N 2016 CBC 11B Section 11B-208.2 Parking spaces complying with Section 11 B-502 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B-208.2 L I A except as required by Sections 11 B-208.2.1, 11 B-208.2.2, and 11B-208.2.3. Where more than one parking facilityi s providedo n a site, the numbero f accessibles paces provided on the site shall be calculated according to the number of spaces required for each parking facility.
Citation: O M P
2016 CBC 11B Section: 11B-208.2
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