UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 21-cv-07000-VC Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING UNRUH ACT v. CLAIM GEORGE R. ZORB, Re: Dkt. No. 27 Defendant.

1. The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim. See Arroyo v. Rosas,

(9th Cir. 2021). The case is in its early stages, so concerns of judicial economy, convenience, fairness to litigants, and comity do not favor retaining jurisdiction. See

. And the facts of the case—“a frequent filer of ADA and Unruh Act claims seeking federal jurisdiction to circumvent California's procedural barriers to such suits—present the type of exceptional circumstances contemplated by section 1367(c)(4)” to decline supplemental jurisdiction. Whitaker v. Alice & Olivia California Holdings LLC,

, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2022). 2. The defendant shall notify the Court within 14 days of this order whether it would like a 3-month period of jurisdictional discovery or whether it would instead prefer to move directly to an evidentiary hearing. If the defendant opts for jurisdictional discovery, it will be permitted to take discovery on the plaintiffs intent to return and whether the plaintiff did, in fact, personally visit the defendant’s establishment in the first place. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 6, 2022 Ko“. me VINCE CHHABRIA United States District Judge