Jesus Garcia v. Atlantic Bell Hotel, Inc. et al
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MINUTE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes: Plaintiff shall file a Response to this Order to Show Cause by no later than December 2, 2022. The Court sets a hearing date regarding this Order to Show Cause on December 9, 2 022 at 1:00 PM via zoom.1 This matter and all current deadlines are STAYED pending resolution of this Order to Show Cause. Plaintiffs failure to timely or adequately respond to this Order may, without further warning, result in the dismissal of the entire action without prejudice or the Court declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and dismissing the claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c). IT IS SO ORDERED. (shb)
DHSLUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—
GENERAL
Case No.
5:22-cv-02043-SSS-KKx
Date November 18, 2022
Title Jesus Garcia v. Atlantic Bell Hotel, Inc., et al.
Present: The Honorable
SUNSHINE S. SYKES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Irene Vazquez
Not Reported
Deputy Clerk
Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s):
Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s):
None Present
None Present
Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (IN CHAMBERS)
The Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief based
on an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C.
§ 12181, and claims under California state law, including a claim pursuant to
California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 51 et seq.
The Court possesses only supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and
Plaintiff’s other state law claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a).
The supplemental jurisdiction statute “reflects the understanding that, when
deciding whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, ‘a federal court should
consider and weigh in each case, and at every stage of the litigation, the values of
judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity.’” City of Chicago v. Int’l
Coll. of Surgeons, 522 U.S. 156, 173 (1997) (emphasis added) (quoting CarnegieMellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343, 350 (1988)). The Court therefore orders
Plaintiff to show cause in writing why the Court should exercise supplemental
jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and Plaintiff’s other California state law
claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).
Plaintiff shall identify the amount of statutory damages she seeks to recover.
Plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel shall also support their responses to this Order with
declarations, signed under penalty of perjury, providing all facts necessary for the
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Court to determine if they satisfy the definition of a “high-frequency litigant” as
provided by California Civil Procedure Code sections 425.55(b)(1) & (2).
Plaintiff shall file a Response to this Order to Show Cause by no later
than December 2, 2022. The Court sets a hearing date regarding this Order to
Show Cause on December 9, 2022 at 1:00 PM via zoom.1 This matter and all
current deadlines are STAYED pending resolution of this Order to Show Cause.
Plaintiff’s failure to timely or adequately respond to this Order may, without
further warning, result in the dismissal of the entire action without prejudice or the
Court declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and
dismissing the claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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The Court refers the Parties to Judge Sykes’ website for details regarding
hearings via zoom: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/honorable-sunshine-s-sykes.
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