Kovacs et al v. Marriott International, Inc. et al
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Jacqueline Scott Corley |
| Case #: | 3:26-cv-04264 |
| Nature of Suit | 446 Civil Rights - Amer w/Disabilities - Other |
| Cause | 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| Case Filed: | May 08, 2026 |
| Terminated: | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Last checked: Monday Jun 22, 2026 1:10 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Toyia Brown
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Defendant
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
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Defendant
Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.
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Defendant
KHP Capital Partners, L.P.
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Defendant
Marriott International, Inc.
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Defendant
Sage Hospitality Group LLC
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Defendant
Shaner Hotel Holdings Limited Partnership
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Plaintiff
Joelah Ariel
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Plaintiff
Nathan Hibberd
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Plaintiff
Christopher Kovacs
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Plaintiff
Jessica Starr
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Plaintiff
Beveridge Wendy
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Defendant
Michael G. Medzigian
Terminated: 05/14/2026
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Defendant
Watermark Capital Partners, LLC
Terminated: 05/14/2026
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| Docket last updated: 10/02/2026 11:59 PM PDT |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Fri 08/21 3:43 PM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal without Prejudice by Joelah Ariel, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs, Jessica Starr, Beveridge Wendy (Freeman, Mark) |
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utility
Terminate Civil Case
Fri 08/21 4:00 PM
***Civil Case Terminated. (ahm, COURT STAFF) |
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Stipulation
Thu 07/23 12:43 PM
ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 30 Stipulation Setting Deadlines for First Amended Complaint and Responses Thereto (Civil L.R. 6-1(b), 6-2). (ahm, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | ||
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Wed 07/22 10:45 AM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Setting Deadlines for First Amended Complaint and Responses Thereto (Civil L.R. 6-1(b), 6-2) filed by Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., KHP Capital Partners, L.P., Marriott International, Inc..(Terepka, Alexander) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order
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| Wednesday, July 08, 2026 | ||
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misc
Stipulation without Proposed Order
Wed 07/08 2:26 PM
STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint (Civil L.R. 6-1(a)) filed by KHP Capital Partners, L.P.. (Terepka, Alexander) |
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| Friday, June 26, 2026 | ||
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utility
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Fri 06/26 11:11 AM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tke, COURT STAFF) |
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Fri 06/26 9:24 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bxl, COURT STAFF) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Fri 06/26 6:19 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Marriott International, Inc... (Terepka, Alexander) |
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| Thursday, June 25, 2026 | ||
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Thu 06/25 1:52 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. (Cole, Scott) |
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Electronic Filing Error
Thu 06/25 1:30 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Party served in docket text does not match party served on document.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re:19 Summons Returned Executed filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs (ark, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | ||
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:40 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. served on 5/27/2026, answer due 6/17/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:39 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. served on 5/27/2026, answer due 6/17/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:36 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. Marriott International, Inc. served on 5/27/2026, answer due 6/17/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:09 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. KHP Capital Partners, L.P. served on 6/18/2026, answer due 7/9/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:06 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. Toyia Brown served on 6/8/2026, answer due 6/29/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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Summons Returned Executed
Wed 06/24 4:03 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd. Sage Hospitality Group LLC served on 6/8/2026, answer due 6/29/2026. (Cole, Scott) |
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Fri 06/19 9:48 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal as to Defendant Shaner Hotel Holdings Limited Partnership by Joelah Ariel, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs, Jessica Starr, Beveridge Wendy (Cole, Scott) |
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| Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | ||
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misc
Stipulation without Proposed Order
Tue 06/16 9:29 AM
STIPULATION re1 Complaint,, to Extend Time to Respond filed by Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., Marriott International, Inc.. (Terepka, Alexander) |
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| Friday, May 22, 2026 | ||
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misc
Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Fri 05/22 3:52 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Christopher Kovacs.. (Van Note, Laura) |
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| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Thu 05/14 1:52 PM
Summons Issued as to Toyia Brown, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., KHP Capital Partners, L.P., Marriott International, Inc., Sage Hospitality Group LLC, Shaner Hotel Holdings Limited Partnership. (gba, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Wed 05/13 4:56 PM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal OF WATERMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC AND MICHAEL G. MEDZIGIAN by Christopher Kovacs (Cole, Scott) |
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| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | ||
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misc
Proposed Summons
Tue 05/12 1:48 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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| Monday, May 11, 2026 | ||
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order
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order - ADA Case
Mon 05/11 11:27 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order for Cases Asserting Denial of Right of Access under Americans with Disabilities Act. (gba, COURT STAFF) |
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utility
Electronic Filing Error
Mon 05/11 11:35 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Re:3 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,9 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,4 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,7 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,2 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,6 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,5 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs,8 Proposed Summons filed by Beveridge Wendy, Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Nathan Hibberd, Christopher Kovacs. This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Please re-file in its entirety submitting one summons for all named defendants. (gba, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, May 08, 2026 | ||
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utility
~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Fri 05/08 1:17 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 5/22/2026. (jnk, COURT STAFF) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:54 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:53 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:53 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:52 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:51 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:50 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:48 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:47 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 05/08 12:46 PM
Proposed Summons. (Cole, Scott) |
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cmp
Complaint
Fri 05/08 12:41 PM
COMPLAINT against Toyia Brown, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., KHP Capital Partners, L.P., Marriott International, Inc., Michael G. Medzigian, Sage Hospitality Group LLC, Shaner Hotel Holdings Limited Partnership, Watermark Capital Partners, LLC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-21963327.). Filed by Joelah Ariel, Jessica Starr, Christopher Kovacs, Beveridge Wendy, Nathan Hibberd.(Cole, Scott) |
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Civil Cover Sheet
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