Mario Mendoza v. O-Nex Inc., Nabil Nassib Kaidbey, and Does 1 to 10

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order to show cause regarding whether it should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims accompanying a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court directed the plaintiff and counsel to provide information and declarations concerning statutory damages and whether they qualify as high-frequency litigants under California law.

Holdings

1. The court deferred resolution of supplemental jurisdiction and ordered Mendoza to show cause in writing why the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act, California Disabled Persons Act, California Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. Mendoza must identify the statutory damages sought, and Mendoza and his counsel must submit declarations under penalty of perjury addressing the number of relevant construction-related accessibility claims filed or handled during the preceding twelve months.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Mendoza's Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Disabled Persons Act, California Health and Safety Code, and negligence claims.
2. What information and declarations Mendoza and his counsel must provide to allow the court to determine whether they are high-frequency litigants under California law.

Disposition

other