Miguel Soto v. Francisco Ramirez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. SACV 20-11057-CJC (MAAx) Date: December 8, 2020

Title: MIGUEL SOTO V. FRANCISCO RAMIREZ, ET AL.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE CORMAC J. CARNEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Cheryl Wynn 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 UNRUH ACT CLAIM AND RELATED

STATE LAW CLAIMS

On September 23, 2020, Plaintiff Miguel Soto filed this action against Defendants, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), as well as state law claims for violation of California’s Disabled Persons Act, California’s Unfair Competition Law, and negligence. (Dkt. 1 [Complaint, hereinafter “Compl.”].) Plaintiff contends that this Court has jurisdiction over his ADA claim based on the existence of a federal question and…