United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Cinemark USA, Inc., Defendant - Consent Order

J.       The Department filed a lawsuit against Cinemark on March 24, 1999, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to enforce compliance with the requirements of Title III of the ADA. In this lawsuit, the United States alleged that Cinemark committed a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of Title III of the ADA by (1) failing to design and construct its stadium-style movie theaters so as to provide persons who use wheelchairs with a choice of seating locations and lines of sight comparable to those provided to members of the general public; and (2) failing to provide persons with disabilities equal access to the choices, benefits, and services available at its stadium-style movie theaters. Cinemark denies the allegations in the United States' complaint.