Griffin, et al. v. City of Los Angeles – Public Parks Class Action Lawsuit Class Notice Website

If you are a person with a mobility disability, including if you use a wheelchair, scooter, or other aid for mobility, and you use or would like to use the parks and recreation facilities operated by the City of Los Angeles, your rights may be affected by a class action lawsuit entitled Judy Griffin, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. 2:24-cv-06312-RGK-MAR.

Case Documents (click on the link to view the document in PDF format)

This webpage provides documents and information about this lawsuit. It also provides the names and contact information for Class Counsel (the attorneys that represent the Plaintiffs and class members) at the bottom of this page. If you are a class member, please review the Notice of Class Action Lawsuit, which is the court-approved notice that provides important information about the case and your rights.

The lawsuit has been filed in the federal court for the Central District of California against the City of Los Angeles. It is a class action on behalf of the following people:

All persons with mobility disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, scooters, canes or other mobility aids, who use or desire to use the City of Los Angeles’ public parks and park facilities.

The lawsuit claims that the City of Los Angeles has failed to construct, modify and maintain its parks and park facilities so that they are fully and equally accessible to people with mobility disabilities, and that this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12131, et seq. (“ADA”), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (“Section 504”) and California Government Code § 11135, et seq. (“Section 11135”).

The Plaintiffs seek, on behalf of the class, a court order that would require the City of Los Angeles to fix its parks and park facilities, such as parking spaces, paths of travel, picnic areas, play areas, restrooms, recreation centers, senior centers, and other facilities so that they comply with the laws that require the City to make its parks and park facilities accessible to people with mobility disabilities. The lawsuit does not seek money for the class.

To learn more please read the full Notice of Class Action Lawsuit or visit the Class Counsel’s case page for the lawsuit. For questions or additional information please email LA.Parks.Class.Action@dralegal.org or contact one of the Class Counsel listed below. Please do not contact the Court directly about this case.

Class Counsel


Guy B. Wallace
Mark T. Johnson
Rachel L. Steyer
SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL KONECKY LLP
2000 Powell Street, Suite 1400
Emeryville, California 94608
Telephone: (415) 421-7100
Facsimile: (415) 421-7105
gwallace@schneiderwallace.com
mjohnson@schneiderwallace.com
rsteyer@schneiderwallace.com

Linda M. Dardarian
Andrew P. Lee
DARDARIAN, HO, KAN & LEE (formerly Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho)
155 Grand Avenue, Suite 900
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: (510) 763-9800
Facsimile: (510) 835-1417
ldardarian@gdbhlegal.com
alee@gbdhlegal.com

Scott L. Gordon
Amelia Evard
Jameelah Najieb
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
2001 Center Street, Third Floor
Berkeley, California 94704-1204
Telephone: (510) 665-8644
Facsimile: (510) 665-8511
sgordon@dralegal.org
aevard@dralegal.org
jnajieb@dralegal.org

Paula Pearlman
LAW OFFICES OF PAULA PEARLMAN
9610 Beverlywood Street
Los Angeles, California 90034-1825
pauladpearlman@gmail.com