Hernandez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GERARDO HERNANDEZ, Case No. 21-cv-09212-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v.

THE COURT SHOULD EXERCISE

SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

SYNCRASY, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff in the above-captioned matter brings claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Act, seeking injunctive relief, equitable and statutory damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs. Compl. (dkt. 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 Vo v. Choi, No. 20-55737, 2022 WL 4362289, at *3–4 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2022); Arroyo v. Rosas, 19 F.4th 1202, 1211–14 (9th Cir. 2021); Garcia v. Maciel, 21-cv- …