Arroyo v. S.M. Broadway Corp.
- Donna Ryu
- 4:20-cv-09007
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Arroyo v. S.M. Broadway Corp., Judge Ryu administratively closed the ADA case while awaiting Ninth Circuit guidance on lodging reservations regulations.
Rafael Arroyo and S.M. Broadway Corp.; the case was paused administratively while the Ninth Circuit considered related appeals.
What happened
Rafael Arroyo alleges that S.M. Broadway Corp. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. The defendant’s motion to dismiss was pending, and the case concerned federal regulations governing lodging-facility reservation systems.
Because related appeals before the Ninth Circuit raised the same issues, the court asked why the case should not be paused. Arroyo did not oppose a pause, and the court administratively closed the case instead of formally staying it.
The case may be reopened if either party files a notice within 14 days after the Ninth Circuit issues its first mandate in the specified appeals or another pending appeal interpreting the reservation regulations. Judge Ryu did not decide the motion to dismiss or the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Arroyo v. S.M. Broadway Corp. · No. 4:20-cv-09007
- Donna Ryu
- Sept. 17, 2021
Background
Rafael Arroyo alleged that S.M. Broadway Corp. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. The dispute involved the ADA regulations governing reservation systems for lodging facilities, referred to in the opinion as the “Reservations Rule.” S.M. Broadway had filed a motion to dismiss, which remained pending.
The opinion noted that the Ninth Circuit had not yet interpreted the Reservations Rule. Appeals in two related cases raised issues that the court said squarely concerned Arroyo’s complaint. The court therefore issued an order to show cause asking why this case should not be stayed while the Ninth Circuit considered those appeals. Arroyo did not oppose pausing the case.
Ruling
Rather than formally stay the case, the court administratively closed it for docketing purposes. The court stated that either party could reopen the case by filing a notice within 14 days after the Ninth Circuit issued its first mandate in the specified appeals, or in another then-pending Ninth Circuit appeal interpreting the Reservations Rule. The order did not decide the pending motion to dismiss or the merits of Arroyo’s claims. Judge Donna Ryu issued the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.