CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-10978 MWC (JCx) Date: February 24, 2025 Title Guri Gonzalez v. Miguel A. Gutierrez et al.

Present: The Honorable: Michelle Williams Court, United States District Judge

T. Jackson Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause re: Supplemental Jurisdiction

The Complaint filed in this action asserts claims for injunctive relief arising out of alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51–52 et seq. The Complaint also asserts claims for damages pursuant to the Unruh Act and related state law claims. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing no later than March 7, 2025 why it should not decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and related state law claims. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1367(c)(2), (c)(4); Schutza v. Cuddeback, 262 F. Supp. 3d 1025 (S.D. Cal. 2017). The response to this Order to Show Cause must identify the amount of statutory damages Plaintiff seeks to recover. Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel must also support their responses to the Order to Show Cause with declarations, signed under penalty of perjury, providing all facts necessary for the Court to determine if they satisfy the

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-10978 MWC (JCx) Date: February 24, 2025 Title Guri Gonzalez v. Miguel A. Gutierrez et al.

definition of a “high-frequency litigant” as provided by California Civil Procedure Code §§ 425.55(b)(1) & (2). Failure to respond as ordered will result in the Court declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and related state law claims and dismissing those claims without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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