Lamar Myers v. Eudoro Valencia Lopez

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:24-cv-10395-MAA Date: February 7, 2025 Title: Lamar Myers v. Eudoro Valencia Lopez, et al.

Present: The Honorable MARIA A. AUDERO, United States Magistrate Judge

Cindy Delgado N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings (In Chambers): Order to Show Cause

The Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., as well as a claim under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 51. (Compl., ECF No. 1, at 4–8.)

Because Plaintiff’s Unruh Act claim is closely related to his ADA claim, the Court has authority to exercise jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). However, supplemental “jurisdiction ‘is a doctrine of discretion, not of plaintiff’s right,’ . . . and . . . district courts can decline to exercise jurisdiction over pendent claims for a number of valid reasons.” City of Chicago v.…