Joshua Cuevas v. Victor Backus and Co., LTD.
Joshua Cuevas v. Victor Backus and Co., LTD.
Trial Court Opinion
Case 8:23-cv-00369-FWS-JDE Document 10 Filed 03/06/23 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:41
__________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 8:23-cv-00369-FWS Date: March 6, 2023 Title: Joshua Cuevas v. Victor Backus & Co., Ltd. et al.
Present: HONORABLE FRED W. SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Melissa H. Kunig N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:
Not Present Not Present
PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The court observes that the Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),
42 U.S.C. §§ 12010et seq., and several state law claims for damages based on violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”),
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51-53; violation of the Disabled Persons Act,
Cal. Civ. Code § 54et seq.; violation of California Health and Safety Code, § 19955 et seq; and negligence. (See Dkt. 1. ¶¶ 32-51.) The court possesses only supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s 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,
118 S. Ct. 523, 534,
139 L. Ed. 2d 525(1997) (emphasis added) (quoting Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill,
484 U.S. 343, 350,
108 S. Ct. 614, 619,
98 L. Ed. 2d 720(1988)). Given this authority, as well as the Ninth Circuit’s decisions in Arroyo v. Rosas,
19 F.4th 1202(9th Cir. 2021) and Vo v. Choi,
49 F.4th 1167(9th Cir. 2022), the court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing why this court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act claim and any other state law claim asserted in the Complaint on or before March 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________ CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL 1 Case 8:23-cv-00369-FWS-JDE Document 10 Filed 03/06/23 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:42
__________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 8:23-cv-00369-FWS Date: March 6, 2023 Title: Joshua Cuevas v. Victor Backus & Co., Ltd. et al.
Failure to comply with the court’s order may result in dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R.R.,
370 U.S. 626, 629(1962) (“The authority of a federal trial court to dismiss a plaintiffs action with prejudice because of his failure to prosecute cannot seriously be doubted.”); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv.,
403 F.3d 693, 689(9th Cir. 2005) (“[C]ourts may dismiss under Rule 41(b) sua sponte, at least under certain circumstances.”); Ash v. Cvetkov,
739 F.2d 493, 496(9th Cir. 1984) (“It is within the inherent power of the court to sua sponte dismiss a case for lack of prosecution.”).
IT IS SO ORDERED
Initials of Deputy Clerk: mku
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