Darwin Boggs v. New Era Flowers Wholesale Corp. et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered 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. The court also required declarations addressing whether the plaintiff and counsel qualify as high-frequency litigants, identified a deadline for the response, and set a hearing.

Holdings

1. Because the court possessed only supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Civil Rights Act claim and related state claims, it required the plaintiff to show cause why the court should exercise that jurisdiction and advised that it could decline supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).

Questions Presented

1. Whether the plaintiff should be required to show cause why the federal court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Civil Rights Act claim and related state-law claims.
2. What information the plaintiff and counsel must provide to permit the court to evaluate supplemental jurisdiction and the possible application of California's high-frequency-litigant provisions.

Disposition

other