Colton Bryant v. Walnut 76, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:21-cv-06763-VAP-(SKx) Date September 28, 2021 Title Colton Bryant v. Walnut 76, Inc. et al.

Present: The Honorable VIRGINIA A. PHILLIPS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CHRISTINE CHUNG Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: MINUTE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION (IN CHAMBERS)

The Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12010–12213, and a claim for damages pursuant to California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51–55. 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, pursuant to the Court’s supplemental jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a).

The supplemental jurisdiction statute “reflects the understanding that,…