Theresa Brooke v. Laguna Inn and Suites Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. SACV 24-00824-CJC (ADSx) Date: April 18, 2024

Title: THERESA BROOKE v. LAGUNA INN AND SUITES INC.

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

Plaintiff Theresa Brook filed this action against Defendant Laguna Inn and Suites Inc. alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Dkt. 1 [Compl.].) Plaintiff also brings a related state-law claim under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”) (the “Related State Law Claim”). Plaintiff contends that this Court has supplemental jurisdiction over her Related State Law Claims. (Id.)

Supplemental jurisdiction “is a doctrine of discretion, not of plaintiff’s right.” United Mine…