Brooke
Theresa Brooke v. United Ventures Bakersfield, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THERESA BROOKE, Case No. 1:25-cv-01257-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE RE SUPPLEMENTAL
v. JURISDICTION UNITED VENTURES BAKERSFIELD, SEVEN-DAY DEADLINE
LLC,
15 Defendant. 16 On September 22, 2025, Plaintiff Theresa Brooke initiated this action against Defendant United Ventures Bakersfield, LLC. (Doc. 1). The complaint asserts claims for injunctive relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and a claim for statutory damages under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”). Id. Plaintiff includes in her complaint a conclusory assertion that “supplemental jurisdiction is appropriate over Plaintiff’s Unruh claim” as “there are no compelling reasons to decline jurisdiction.” Id. at 2. Based upon the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Vo v. Choi, this Court will order Plaintiff to show cause why the Court should not decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s 25 …