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SKAFF v. MERIDIEN NORTH AMERICA BEVERLY HILLS, LLC

No. 06-55434.

506 F.3d 832 (2007)

Richard SKAFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERIDIEN NORTH AMERICA BEVERLY HILLS, LLC, e/s/a Le Meridien, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 1, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney J. Cohen, Sidney J. Cohen Professional Corporation, Oakland, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Richard Skaff.

David E. Novitski and E. Todd Chayet, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Meridien North America Beverly Hills, LLC.

Before: JEROME FARRIS and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges, and KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

Per Curiam Opinion; Dissent by Judge DUFFY.

PER CURIAM:

We review an order of the district court denying the motion of Richard Skaff, a disabled individual, for attorneys' fees and costs in an action he brought against a hotel pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") and California civil rights laws. Because the district court erred by concluding that it had no authority under either the ADA or California law to award fees and costs after the...

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