Rotisabjiinc

Johnson v. Rotisabjiinc

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 29, 20225:22-cv-01167California640 words

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 5 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 5:22-cv-01167-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

COURT SHOULD EXERCISE

v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

AND WHY SUBJECT MATTER

ROTISABJIINC, JURISDICTION EXISTS Defendant.

1. Federal courts may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a state law claim “in exceptional circumstances.” 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(4). When a “high-frequency” litigant asserts a California Unruh Act claim in federal court alongside an ADA claim, this will typically constitute an exceptional circumstance that justifies dismissal of the Unruh Act claim. See Arroyo v. Rosas, 19 F.4th 1202, 1211–14 (9th Cir. 2021); Garcia v. Maciel, 2022 WL 395316, at *2–5 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2022); Johnson v. Right Crons Inc., 2021 WL 3565441 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2021). Plaintiff is therefore ordered to show cause why this Court should not decline to exercise …

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