Gastelum
Fernando Gastelum v. CWI 2 La Jolla Hotel LP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO GASTELUM, Case No.: 25cv2852-LL-BJW
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLINING
v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION
CWI 2 LA JOLLA HOTEL LP,
Defendant.
Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum, who uses a wheelchair to ambulate, seeks injunctive relief for CWI La Jolla Hotel LP’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. His 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 the Unruh claim is proper, and he timely responded. ECF Nos. 3, 4. For the reasons below, the Court DECLINES to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh claim. I. LEGAL STANDARD …