Escobedo

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On November 17, 2023, Plaintiff Jose Escobedo (“Plaintiff”) filed his Complaint against 19 Defendants Giganova, L.P., Tom Sarun doing business as Launderland, Andy Moua doing business 20 as Asian Kitchen, Pada Ly Vang doing business as Pada Salon, and Jesus Maria Millan doing 21 business as La Placita Restaurant (“Defendants”), alleging claims under the American with 22 Disabilities Act (“ADA”), California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), and California’s 23 Health and Safety Code. (Doc. 1). These claims stem from alleged barriers Plaintiff encountered 24 while he visited four facilities owned, operated, or leased by Defendants. (See id.) Only defendants 25 Pada Ly Vang and Andy Moua have answered the complaint. (Docs. 5 & 8.) 26 On January 9, 2024, the undersigned ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the Court should 27 not decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his state law claims in light of the Ninth 28 Circuit’s decision in Vo v. Choi. (See Doc. 10.); Vo v. Choi, 49 F.4th 1167 (9th Cir. 2022) (affirming a district court’s decision to decline supplemental jurisdiction over an Unruh Act claim); see 28 U.S.C. §…