Johnson v. Tackett’s Empirical Analysis
2017
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Bell v. Hood · Friends of the Earth Incorporateds v. Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc · Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · Powell v. McCormack
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“[W]hen a defendant's voluntary cessation of a challenged activity is the basis for mootness, it is the defendant's burden to show 'subsequent events made it absolutely clear that the allegedly wrongful behavior could not reasonably be expected to recur.' " Johnson v. Tackett , 272 F.Supp.3d 1198 (E.D. Cal. 2017) (citing Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc. , 528 U.S. 167 , 189, 120 S.Ct. 693 , 145 L.Ed.2d 610 (2000) ). There is a "heavy burden”
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