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

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. DECLINING SUPPLEMENTAL

JURISDICTION AND DISMISSING

MOHAMED NASSER SALEM, STATE LAW CLAIMS WITHOUT individually and dba QUICK MART, PREJUDICE 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff Hendrick Block (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action on December 31, 2022, against Defendant Mohamed Nasser Salem, individually and dba Quick Mart. (Doc. 1.) The complaint alleges violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.; the California Unruh Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.; and California Health and Safety Code §§ 19955, 19959. (Id.) Plaintiff seeks an award of statutory damages, costs of suit, attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, injunctive or preventative relief, declaratory relief, and interest at the legal rate from the date of filing the complaint. (Id. at 8-9.) Defendant has not appeared…