United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit for injunctive relief under ADA Title III, where a disabled plaintiff has actual knowledge of illegal barriers to access by a public accommodation, plaintiff need not make the "futile gesture" of attempting to gain access in order to show actual injury during the limitations period.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2002
• Decided 06/19/2002
• Published 06/19/2002

Judges

• Before THOMPSON, W. FLETCHER and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark D. Potter and Russell C. Handy, Center for Disability Access, San Diego, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca M. Ceniceros and S. Craig Hunter, Livingston & Mattesich Law Corp., Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.