Latanya Williams v. Huzzah Toys LLC

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order to show cause concerning whether it should decline supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s California state-law claims. The Court directed Plaintiff to explain why supplemental jurisdiction should be exercised, identify the statutory damages sought, and provide declarations addressing high-frequency-litigant status under California law.

Holdings

1. The court deferred the jurisdictional decision and ordered Plaintiff to show cause within ten days why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and other state-law claims.
2. Plaintiff and counsel were ordered to submit declarations under penalty of perjury providing facts necessary to determine whether they satisfy California's definitions of high-frequency litigant, including the number of relevant claims filed or handled during the preceding twelve months.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's Unruh Act, Disabled Persons Act, Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. Whether Plaintiff must provide information and sworn declarations concerning the amount of statutory damages sought and Plaintiff's and counsel's potential high-frequency-litigant status before the court decides whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction.

Disposition

other