Jeremy Holland v. Star Smog and Alignment Haus LLC, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered Plaintiff Jeremy Holland to show cause why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his California Unruh Civil Rights Act and related state-law claims. The court highlighted California’s heightened pleading requirements and high-frequency litigant provisions for disability-access litigation, and directed Plaintiff and counsel to provide declarations addressing high-frequency-litigant status and to identify the statutory damages sought. The response is due within fourteen days, and failure to respond may result in dismissal of the state-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).

Holdings

1. Supplemental jurisdiction is discretionary rather than a plaintiff's right, and the district court may decline to exercise it under the circumstances identified in 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).
2. The plaintiff must file a written response within fourteen days explaining why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction, identifying the statutory damages sought, and providing declarations addressing whether plaintiff and counsel meet the statutory definition of high-frequency litigants.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiff's Unruh Civil Rights Act claim and any related state-law claims.
2. What information plaintiff and counsel must provide in response to the order to show cause concerning statutory damages and high-frequency-litigant status.

Disposition

other