Miriam Maldonado v. Manuel F. Garcia

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the plaintiff to show cause why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims under California disability-access and related statutes. The court required a written response identifying the statutory damages sought and declarations addressing whether the plaintiff and counsel qualified as high-frequency litigants under California law.

Holdings

1. The court did not finally decide whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction; instead, it ordered plaintiff to show cause in writing why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act, Disabled Persons Act, Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. Plaintiff must identify the amount of statutory damages sought and plaintiff and counsel must submit declarations under penalty of perjury containing facts necessary to determine whether they satisfy California's definition of a high-frequency litigant.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff's Unruh Civil Rights Act, Disabled Persons Act, Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. Whether plaintiff should be required to identify the statutory damages sought and provide declarations addressing whether plaintiff and counsel qualify as high-frequency litigants under California law.

Disposition

other