John Ho v. Great Hope Investments, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 Case No.: 2:25-cv-00823-MEMF-PVC John Ho,

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

COURT SHOULD NOT DECLINE TO

v. EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL

JURISDICTION OV ER PLAINTIFF’S

STATE LAW CLAIMS Great Hope Investments, LLC, 15 Defendant.

On January 30, 2025, John Ho filed a Complaint against Great Hope Investments, LLC,

asserting: (1) a claim for damages pursuant to California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51–52, et seq.; and (2) 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. ECF No. 1. The Complaint alleges that this Court has jurisdiction over the ADA claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343, and supplemental jurisdiction over state claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Id. at ¶¶ 3, 4. Principles of pendent jurisdiction have been codified in the supplemental jurisdiction…