Block

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENDRIK BLOCK, Case No. 1:22-cv-01596-JLT-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

v. Deadline: April 11, 2023 MOHAMED NASSER SALEM, individually and dba QUICK MART, 15 Defendant. 16 On December 31, 2022, Plaintiff Hendrik Block initiated this action against Defendant Mohamed Nasser Salem, individually and dba Quick Mart. (Doc. 1.) The Complaint asserts claims for injunctive relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and the California Health & Safety Code and a claim for statutory damages under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”). (Id.) Defendant has not appeared in this action, and default has been entered. (Doc. 8.) Based upon the recent Ninth Circuit opinion in Vo v. Choi, this Court will order Plaintiff to show cause why the Court should not decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s Unruh Act and California Health & Safety Code claims. See 28 U.S.C. §…