A California Civil Rights Investigation Practice
Field investigations. Published methodology. Civil rights documentation.
The Arocho Civil Rights Field Office documents accessibility and consumer-safety violations under a transparent, peer-reviewed protocol designed to survive deposition and the Article III scrutiny telegraphed by Acheson Hotels v. Laufer.
This office does not advertise settlements, compensation, or "free consultations." See What We Do Not Do.
Practice Verticals
Three documented investigation lines.
Each vertical operates under its own published protocol, evidence standard, and peer-review chain.
Vertical 01
ADA Title III — Public Accommodations
Documented geographic nexus, contemporaneous photographic and dimensional records, articulated disability-specific barrier descriptions, and concrete intent-to-return evidence — built to survive deposition.
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ADA Title II — Municipal Accessibility
CPRA-driven public-records workflow, GIS-anchored barrier mapping, and audits of self-evaluation and transition plans against DOJ standards. Modeled on the Betancourt-Colón template.
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Prop 65 / BPS — Consumer Safety
NIST IR 8387-aligned chain-of-custody protocol for thermal-receipt and consumer-product investigations, with laboratory analysis and dermal-transfer exposure assessment.
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Featured Investigation
Every report carries a serial, a methodology, and a chain of custody.
Every published report carries a serial number, a methodology section, a chain-of-custody table, and a redaction key. Reports are produced under an editorial litigation-exhibit screen before release.
See the report standardRegulatory Tracker
Current posture, 2025–26.
Sept. 22, 2025
U.S. Department of Justice
Title III Section 610 review placed on long-term agenda; no NPRM scheduled.
RIN 1190-AA81
Sept. 22, 2025
U.S. Department of Justice
Title II Section 610 review placed on long-term agenda; no NPRM scheduled.
RIN 1190-AA80
Sept. 11, 2025
DOJ / EO 14192
DOJ withdraws 16 published rulemakings and 38 long-term agenda items, including accessible-equipment and public rights-of-way items.
90 Fed. Reg. 9065
Pending
U.S. Access Board
EV-charging-station accessibility NPRM under interagency review; technical assistance document remains in effect.
Pending
U.S. Access Board
Self-service transaction machine (SSTM) / kiosk accessibility ANPRM in pre-rule stage.
Dec. 2024
OEHHA (Cal/EPA)
Bisphenol S (BPS) listed under Prop 65 as a reproductive toxicant; 60-day Notice of Violation procedure now applies.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25249.5
2025
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Davis v. Labcorp affirms a Rule 23(b)(2)+(b)(3) class-certification pathway following the Supreme Court's June 2025 DIG.
Manually curated from agency notices, the Federal Register, and Ninth Circuit dockets. See the full Regulatory Tracker.
Methodology is the brand.
This office is structured to be the opposite of a settlement-mill practice. Read the boundaries before you read the work.