LOS ANGELES – A wheelchair user alleges a La Puente furniture store was not accessible to him because the paths of travel were too narrow.
Emmanuel Ramirez filed a complaint on Sept. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Roger R. Rousset Sr., Roger’s LLC and Does 1-10 alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in August he visited defendant's store to shop for furniture but was denied full and equal access because of the lack of compliant parking facilities and because paths of travel in the store were too narrow for his wheelchair.
The plaintiff holds Rousset Sr., Roger’s LLC and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly failed to ensure accessible facilities were available and ready to be used by patrons with disabilities.
The plaintiff seeks judgment against defendants for actual damages and a statutory minimum of $4,000, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, litigation expenses and costs of suit. He is represented by Chris Carson, Ray Ballister Jr., Phyl Grace and Dennis Price of Center for Disability Access in San Diego.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:18-cv-08036