Legal Opinion
Tamara v. El Camino Hospital
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 2, 2013No. Case No. C-12-01032-RMWPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
[Re Docket No. 29]
RONALD M. WHYTE, United States District Judge
Abigayil Tamara is a qualified disabled person who uses a service dog for independence and mobility. El Camino Hospital refused to allow her service dog to accompany her during a 2011 stay in its locked psychiatric ward. She sues for this alleged violation of her civil rights under federal and state law. Now, Tamara alleges that her ailing health requires in-patient treatment and El Camino’s current service animal policy apparently prohibits *1080all service animals from its…
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