Jeffrey
Jeffery v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Rhoades, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
I. Introduction
Defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment on all causes of action alleged by Plaintiff in the complaint. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court grants the motion for summary judgment with respect to Plaintiffs federal causes of action and declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs state-law causes of action. The Court therefore dismisses the case in its entirety.
II. Background
Plaintiff Delmus Jeffery (“Jeffery”) claims that Defendants intentionally discriminated against him by requesting to search his belongings based solely on his race. On June 4, 1999, Jeffery visited a Home Depot store in San Diego, California, to purchase a deadbolt. Jeffery carried with Mm a red canvas bag. After locating the deadbolt, he walked to a cashier line at the front of the store to purchase the item. When he reached the front of the cashier line, Jeffery placed the red canvas bag on the counter.
Defendant Vickie Taylor (“Taylor”), a back-up cashier, was operating the cash register in Jeffery’s check-out line. When Jeffery placed the red…