United States Ninth Circuit

Award of attorney's fees in an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Disabled Persons Act is reversed where the award of fees under the state law was preempted by federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2008
• Decided 01/12/2009
• Published 01/12/2009

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:, Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scottlynn J. Hubbard, Chico, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants Lynn J. Hubbard, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald Merkin, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee, SoBreck, LLC, et al.