Lamar Myers v. Tex Motorwerkes LLC

Summary

The court orders the plaintiff to show cause why it should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over claims under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act and related state law. The order discusses 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), California’s restrictions on disability-access litigation, and decisions declining supplemental jurisdiction over similar claims. The plaintiff must identify the statutory damages sought and provide declarations addressing whether the plaintiff and counsel qualify as high-frequency litigants.

Holdings

1. Supplemental jurisdiction is discretionary rather than a plaintiff's right, and the court may decline to exercise it over a supplemental state-law claim when a statutory ground under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c) or other relevant considerations warrant declining jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Civil Rights Act claim and any related state-law claims.
2. Whether the plaintiff and counsel must provide information and declarations concerning the amount of statutory damages and plaintiff's status as a high-frequency litigant before the court decides whether to retain supplemental jurisdiction.

Disposition

other