Maria Santos v. Tobi Tobin Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 Case No.: 2:23-01246-MEMF-RAO MARIA SANTOS, AN INDIVIDUAL,

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

COURT SHOULD NOT DECLINE TO

v. EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL

JURISDICTION OV ER PLAINTIFF’S

STATE LAW CLAIMS

TOBI TOBIN, A CORPORATION,

15 Defendants.

On February 18, 2023, Plaintiff Maria Santos filed a Complaint against Defendant Tobi

Tobin, asserting: (1) a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12010–12213 and (2) a claim for damages pursuant to California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 51–52, et seq.. ECF No. 1. The Complaint alleges that this Court has jurisdiction over the ADA claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343, and that the state law claims are brought “pursuant to pendant [sic] jurisdiction.” Id. at ¶ 5. Principles of pendent jurisdiction have been codified…