Darwin Boggs v. Hassan Ali Saleh

Summary

The United States District Court for 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 and related state-law claims. The order discusses 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), California's efforts to address abusive disability-access litigation, and the relevance of high-frequency litigant requirements. Plaintiff must respond within fourteen days and provide the amount of statutory damages sought and declarations addressing high-frequency litigant status.

Holdings

1. The court did not yet make a final determination whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction; instead, it ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the court should retain jurisdiction and warned that failure to respond could result in dismissal of the state-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).

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. What information Plaintiff and counsel must provide concerning the amount of statutory damages sought and their status as high-frequency litigants before the court decides whether to retain supplemental jurisdiction.

Disposition

other