Jeremy Holland v. Jean Maroun

Case 2:23-cv-00976-SB-SK Document Filed 02/10/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEREMY HOLLAND, Case No. 2:23-cv-00976-SB-SK

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

JEAN MAROUN et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Jeremy Holland, who suffers from paraplegia and requires the use of a wheelchair, filed this suit alleging that Defendant’s business does not maintain parking facilities accessible for people with disabilities, 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):

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