Luz Zendejas v. Secundino Garcia

Case 2:22-cv-08726-SB-E Document Filed 12/02/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUZ ZENDEJAS, Case No. 2:22-cv-08726-SB-E

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

SECUNDINO GARCIA et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Luz Zendejas, who is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair for mobility, filed this suit alleging that she faced barriers to access Defendants’ restaurant, 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 discretion is codified in Section 1367(c):

The district courts may decline to…