Johnson v. ARS Hospitality LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 4:21-cv-03710-YGR

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: ARTICLE III v.

STANDING; SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

Re: Dkt. No. 16 ARS HOSPITALITY LLC, Defendant.

Plaintiff Scott Johnson has sued for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. (the “ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 51, et seq. (the “Unruh Act”). This case was reassigned to the undersigned with a pending motion for default judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 16, 18.) Having preliminarily considered the pleading in this case, the Court is concerned that plaintiff has not sufficiently alleged standing for his ADA claim to support the issuance of default judgment. Additionally, exceptional circumstances appear to support declining supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim. Accordingly, plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing by no later than November 10, 2022, why he has standing and why…