Jackson v. Solo Group Management Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRY JACKSON, Case No.: 21-cv-240-CAB-BGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLINING
v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION
OVER STATE LAW CLAIM
SOLO GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. dba BENCOTTO ITALIAN KITCHEN; JMAN AT THE Q, L.P., and DOES 1-10, inclusive 18 Defendants.
20 The complaint in this action asserts one claim under federal law for violation of the 21 Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), along with a claim for violation of California’s 22 Unruh Act. The complaint asserts jurisdiction based on the existence of a federal question 23 (the ADA claim), and supplemental jurisdiction over the state claim. 24 Federal courts have the discretion to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over all 25 claims that are “so related to claims in the action within such original jurisdiction that they 26 form part of the same case or controversy under Article III of the United States 27 Constitution.” 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). Even if supplemental jurisdiction exists,…