Gomez

Gomez v. Fairwinds Estate Winery, LLC

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 27, 20224:22-cv-00032California1,008 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDRES GOMEZ, Case No. 22-cv-00032-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

FAIRWINDS ESTATE WINERY, LLC, Defendant.

12 On January 4, 2022, Plaintiff Andres Gomez filed this action against Defendant Fairwinds Estate Winery, LLC, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”) in relation to the Fairwinds Estate Winery website, with a root domain of https://www.fairwindsestatewinery.com/. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under the ADA, statutory damages under the Unruh Act, and attorney’s fees and costs. Id. at 9-10. 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. ¶¶ 7-8. 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…

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