Brian Whitaker v. Bhupinder S. Mac

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United States District Court Central District of California

10 11 Brian Whitaker, Case No. 2:19-cv-03002-ODW (Ex) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

14 Bhupinder S. Mac; Apro, LLC, MOTION TO DISMISS [15] Defendants. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION Defendants Bhupinder S. Mac and Apro, LLC (“Defendants”) move to dismiss 20 Plaintiff Brian Whitaker’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under 21 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 12(b)(1) and ask the Court to decline to 22 exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his California Unruh Act claim. (See generally 23 Defs.’ Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 15.) For the reasons below, Defendants’ 24 Motion is DENIED in Part and GRANTED in Part.1 25 26 27 28 1 After carefully considering the papers filed in support of the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND …