Melanie Delapaz v. These Hands LLC

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Melanie Delapaz v. These Hands LLC

Trial Court Opinion

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-10675 MWC (MAAx) Date: December 16, 2024 Title Melanie Delapaz v. These Hands LLC et al.

Present: The Honorable: Michelle Williams Court, United States District Judge

T. Jackson No Reporter Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: N/A Attorneys Present for Defendants: N/A

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause re: Supplemental Jurisdiction

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”) and claims for damages under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, California’s Disabled Persons Act, the California Health and Safety Code, and a negligence theory. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing no later than January 3, 2025 why it should not decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and other state law claims. See

28 U.S.C. § 1367

(c)(2), (c)(4); Schutza v. Cuddeback,

262 F. Supp. 3d 1025

(S.D. Cal. 2017). The response to this Order to Show Cause must identify the amount of statutory damages Plaintiff seeks to recover. Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel must also support their responses to the Order to Show Cause with declarations, signed under penalty of perjury, providing all facts necessary for the Court to determine if they satisfy the definition of a “high-frequency litigant” as provided by California Civil Procedure Code § 425.55(b)(1) & (2). CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-10675 MWC (MAAx) Date: December 16, 2024 Title Melanie Delapaz v. These Hands LLC et al.

Failure to respond as ordered will result in the Court declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Unruh Act and other state law claims and dismissing those claims without prejudice pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1367

(c)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

: Initials of Preparer TJ

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