Sepulveda
Sepulveda v. Kobaree
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RICHARD SEPULVEDA,
Case No. 23-cv-02368-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS ESAM MANSOUR KOBAREE, et al., 13 Defendants.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Richard Sepulveda filed this disability discrimination suit under federal and state law against the owners and operators of Sky Market, located in Oakland. In the Complaint, Plaintiff states he “suffers from lumbar disc disease and degenerative arthritis,” and that he must use a walker because he is “limited in the use of his legs.” Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶ 6. He avers that Sky Market is not in compliance with laws requiring the business to be accessible to persons with physical disabilities, such that his rights to full and equal access have been denied. Defendants have moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s state law claims, urging the Court to decline supplemental jurisdiction over those claims. Plaintiff did not file an…