Sam Benford v. Bayside Advisors LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. SACV 23-02310-CJC (ADSx) Date: December 14, 2023

Title: SAM BENFORD v. BAYSIDE ADVISORS LLC; et al.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE CORMAC J. CARNEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Rolls Royce Paschal N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AS TO WHY

THIS COURT SHOULD NOT DECLINE TO EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL

JURISDICTION OVER PLAINTIFF’S STATE LAW CLAIMS

On December 7, 2023, Plaintiff Sam Benford filed this action against Defendants Bayside Advisors LLC, Matrix Enterprises, L.P., and Does 1–10 alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Dkt. 1 [Compl.].) Plaintiff also brings related state-law claims for negligence and for violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), California’s Disabled Persons Act, and the California Health and Safety Code (collectively the “Related State Law Claims”). Plaintiff contends that this…