Fischer
Johnson v. Fischer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 21-cv-05928-JSW Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER
v. JURISDICTION AND
SUPPLEMENTAL
ROBERT S. FISCHER, JURISDICTION Defendant. 11 12 This matter is scheduled for a case management conference on September 30, 2022. The Court has received and considered the parties’ joint case management statement. The Court HEREBY VACATES the case management conference and issues the following order to show cause regarding subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff has filed suit seeking relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”). Federal courts “have an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party.” Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006). The only remedy available for Plaintiff’s ADA claim is injunctive relief, but the…