Robert Cauley v. Michael Barme

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 arising from alleged disability-access violations. The court directed the plaintiff and counsel to provide information concerning statutory damages and whether they qualify as high-frequency litigants, warning that inadequate responses could result in dismissal of the state-law claims.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiff's Unruh Act, Disabled Persons Act, Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. Whether the plaintiff and counsel qualified as high-frequency litigants under California law and whether that circumstance affected the discretionary exercise of supplemental jurisdiction.

Disposition

other