Miguel Hernandez v. Ben Goldman

Case 2:22-cv-07769-SB-KS Document Filed 10/25/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, Case No. 2:22-cv-07769-SB-KS

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

BEN GOLDMAN et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Miguel Hernandez, whose disabilities require him to use a wheelchair in public, filed this suit alleging that Defendant’s barber shop does not comply with federal and state accessibility standards, 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 his 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 discretion is codified in Section 1367(c):

The district courts…