Johnson’s criminal trial has been pushed back to next year, in part because he was hospitalized for three weeks with COVID-19 and twice suffered a collapsed lung, court filings say. And if they fail to do so, he brings an action to enforce the rights of both himself and others suffering from disabilities.” “He has tried to gain access to public places in his motorized chair in order to take advantage of the opportunities offered to the general public, and when barred from that access tried to convince the owners of the business to rectify the problem. And San Diego attorney Amanda Seabock, who has filed many suits on Johnson’s behalf through the Potter Handy law firm, did not respond to a request for comment.īut Johnson’s criminal defense attorney, Malcolm Segal of Sacramento, said Johnson’s filings are part of a years-long effort under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was passed 31 years ago. Johnson, who rarely speaks to the media, did not respond to a message left with his office in Carmichael. And Number 3, you may not open Amy’s door - even if it’s a knob or a lever - because it’s locked, and you must press a button for her to open the door and let you in.” “Now, Amy’s Salon, there was no one there in November because they were closed because of COVID. “Number 2, you may not visit Amy’s Salon, especially if you are male, because you have to be interviewed and vetted because she works there alone. “In this suit, he said that he visited Amy’s Salon on the first floor in November,” Hughes said. She said there is “no way” he visited the salon, echoing a claim many merchants have made over the years that Johnson never actually tried entering the business he is suing for access.
Hughes, 86, says she had never before been sued over ADA issues and that the law firm that filed on Johnson’s behalf offered to settle the case for $19,000. “I looked up Scott Johnson and one day in Silicon Valley he had 19 suits, and another day he had 14 and another day he had 13,” said Kathryn Hughes, who was sued in January over a building she and her husband own in Campbell that houses a salon. Instead, he turned his focus to the Bay Area, court records show, where he has filed 1,006 cases since he was charged - 11 of them last Monday alone.
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