Filed Date: April 8, 2025
Case Ongoing
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In this lawsuit, two disabled UCLA students sued the Regents of the University of California, the University’s President, its Chancellor, and ten unknown individuals, alleging widespread accessibility barriers and discriminatory practices.
On April 8, 2025, represented by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and private counsel, the two students filed a complaint in the United States District Court Central District of California for alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act, and California Government Codes § 11135 and § 12955 (Fair Housing and Employment Act). Plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, declaratory relief, and damages for UCLA’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations and comply with accessibility standards. The complaint alleges that UCLA failed to make its facilities, including dormitories, classrooms, and paths of travel, wheelchair accessible, and that it failed to provide disability-specific emergency evacuation protocols.
This case has been assigned to Judge Mark C. Scarsi. As of May 20, 2025, the case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Jacquelynn Gutierrez (5/20/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69861128/parties/jake-bertellotti-v-regents-of-the-university-of-california/
Scarsi, Mark Christopher (California)
Cabalo, Catherine (California)
MacLeod, Jillian (California)
Mehton, Khushpreet R (California)
Uzeta, Maria Michelle (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69861128/jake-bertellotti-v-regents-of-the-university-of-california/
Last updated July 9, 2025, 9:47 p.m.