Carmen John Perri v. Phyllis G. Apple
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARMEN JOHN PERRI, an individual, Case No. 2:20-cv-06679-JWH-SKx
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL
JURISDICTION OVER UNRUH
PHYLLIS G. APPLE, an individual; ACT CLAIM DONALD I. GORHAM, an individual; CHARLES J. GORHAM, an individual; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,
Defendants.
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 The Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2)(A), and a claim for damages pursuant to California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (the “Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 51. It appears that this Court possesses only supplemental jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1367, over the Unruh Act claim. Even if supplemental jurisdiction exists, district courts have discretion to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c). The Supreme Court has described this statute as a “codification” of…