Whitaker

Whitaker v. Akuranvyka USA Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 27, 20224:21-cv-09994California1,001 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRIAN WHITAKER, Case No. 21-cv-09994-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

AKURANVYKA USA INC., Defendant.

12 On December 27, 2021, Plaintiff Brian Whitaker filed this action against Defendant Akuranvyka USA Inc., alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”) in relation to the Curry Up Now restaurant in San Mateo, 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 6-7. 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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