Brooke
Brooke v. Sesode LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THERESA BROOKE, Case No.: 25cv0676-LL-MMP
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLINING
v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION
SESODE LLC,
Defendant.
Plaintiff Theresa Brooke, who uses a wheelchair to ambulate, seeks injunctive relief for Defendant Sesode LLC’s alleged violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. See ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff also seeks damages under the Unruh Act. See id. Her core grievance is that “Defendant’s hotel does not have a compliant access aisle at the passenger loading zone adjacent to the hotel lobby.” Compl. ¶ 7. The Court ordered Plaintiff to show why supplemental jurisdiction over her Unruh claim is proper, and she timely responded. ECF Nos. 3, 4. For the reasons below, the Court DECLINES to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh claim. I. LEGAL STANDARD Federal courts may exercise supplemental …