Maria Garcia v. Union Oil Company of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
United States District Court Central District of California Western Division 11 MARIA GARCIA, CV 23-09051 TJH
Plaintiff, Order to Show Cause v.
UNION OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 18 The Complaint filed in this case alleged a claim for injunctive relief for an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12010-12213 ["ADA"], and a claim for damages pursuant to California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51-53 ["Unruh Act"]. It appears that the Court possesses only supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and any other state law claim that Plaintiff may have alleged, if any. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). Section 1367 "reflects the understanding that, when deciding whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, ‘a federal court should consider and weigh in each case, and at every stage of the litigation, the values of judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity.'" City of Chicago v. Int'l…