Robert Cauley v. Lisa Martinez et al.

Summary

The Central District of California orders the plaintiff to show cause why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over claims under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. The order discusses the discretionary nature of supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 and California’s heightened pleading and high-frequency litigant requirements for construction-related accessibility claims. Plaintiff must identify the statutory damages sought and provide declarations addressing whether plaintiff and counsel qualify as high-frequency litigants.

Holdings

1. The court may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), including when exceptional circumstances or other compelling reasons exist, and therefore ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the court should exercise jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and related state-law claims.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's Unruh Civil Rights Act claim and any related state-law claims.
2. Whether Plaintiff must show that exercising supplemental jurisdiction is appropriate in light of California's heightened pleading requirements and high-frequency-litigant provisions for construction-related accessibility claims.

Disposition

other