Fernando Gastelum v. Sparc Group LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 5:23-cv-00303-MEMF-AGRx FERNANDO GASTELUM, Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE
COURT SHOULD NOT DECLINE TO
v. EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL
JURISDICTION OVER PLAINTIFF’S
STATE LAW CLAIMS SPARC GROUP LLC dba
AROPOSTALE,
16 Defendants. 17 18 19 On February 21, 2023, Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum filed a Complaint against Defendant Sparc Group LLC, doing business as Aropostale, 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. Id. at ¶6. Principles of pendent jurisdiction have been codified in the supplemental jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1367. …