Garcia

Garcia v. Yvette Properties, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 20, 20224:21-cv-04988California1,000 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ORLANDO GARCIA, Case No. 21-cv-04988-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

YVETTE PROPERTIES, INC., Defendant.

12 On June 29, 2021, Plaintiff Orlando Garcia filed this action against Defendant Yvette Properties, Inc., alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”) in relation to the Wai Hing Imports store in San Francisco, California. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief under the ADA and the Unruh Act, statutory damages under the Unruh Act, and attorney’s fees and costs. Id. at 7. Plaintiff contends that this Court has federal question jurisdiction over the ADA claim and supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and other state law claims. Id. ¶¶ 5-6. Supplemental jurisdiction “is a doctrine of discretion, not of plaintiff’s right.” United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 726 (1966). District courts have discretion to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction if: “(1) the…

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