Matt Strong v. Valdez Fine Foods
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
Perhaps we’ve become too expert-prone.
Matt Strong, a C-5 quadriplegic, is a customer of Peter Piper Pizza, but not a pleased one. He claims that when he patronized the restaurant in El Cajon, California, he encountered barriers that prevented him from perambulating the place. Strong’s suit alleges unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related California disability laws.1 But, in the course of pre-trial proceedings, Strong plowed into a palisade: He missed the period for disclosing his expert. Strong never moved for more time…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Fraser v. GoodaleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Doran v. 7-Eleven, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- SCHROEDER v. McDONALDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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