Latanya Williams v. GKJW, Inc.

Case 2:22-cv-05826-SB-KS Document Filed 08/19/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LATANYA WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:22-cv-05826-SB-KS

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

GKJW, INC. et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Latanya Williams, who is a paraplegic and requires the use of a wheelchair at all times, filed this suit alleging that Defendants failed to maintain parking spaces for persons with disabilities and failed to comply with standards for those parking spaces, in violation of, inter alia, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Unruh Act. Dkt No. 1.

Because Plaintiff’s Unruh Act claim is closely related to her ADA claim, the Court has authority to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim under 28 U.S.C. § 367(a). However, supplemental jurisdiction “is a doctrine of discretion, not of plaintiff’s right,” and district courts “can decline to exercise jurisdiction over pendent claims for a number of valid reasons.” City of Chi. v. Int’l Coll. of Surgeons, 522 U.S. 156, 172 (1997) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). This…