Pickern v. Holiday Quality Foods
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
293 F.3d 1133 (2002)
- Written by Alexander Hager-DeMyer, JD
Facts
Jerry Doran (plaintiff) was a paraplegic who used a wheelchair for mobility and frequented Holiday Quality Foods, Inc. (Holiday) (defendant) grocery stores. Doran found no difficulty navigating his local Holiday store. However, Doran’s grandmother lived in the neighboring city of Paradise, and Doran encountered architectural barriers in the Paradise store. A year after his initial visit to the Paradise store, Doran again visited the store with his grandmother. However, due to the architectural barriers, Doran did not enter the store. A few months later, Doran filed suit against Holiday, claiming that the Paradise store was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Because Doran filed his claim over a year after his initial visit to the Paradise store and did not physically enter the store during his second visit, the district court dismissed Doran’s claim for lack of standing and for exceeding the statute of limitations for ADA claims. Doran appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Fletcher, J.)
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