Joshua Cuevas v. Ramos/Strong, Inc.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Joshua Cuevas v. Ramos/Strong, Inc.

Trial Court Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA CUEVAS, Case No. 1:25-cv-01216 JLT CDB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECLINING 13 v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION OVER PLAINTIFF’S STATE LAW CLAIMS 14 RAMOS/STRONG, INC., (Doc. 7) 15 Defendant. 16 Joshua Cuevas seeks to hold Ramos/Strong, Inc. liable for violations of the Americans 17 with Disabilities Act, California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, and other related state causes of 18 action. (Doc. 1.) Following an order to show cause regarding jurisdiction (Doc. 5), the assigned 19 magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations, recommending the Court decline to 20 exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s state law claims and dismiss the Unruh Act, 21 Disabled Persons Act, Health & Safety Code and negligence claims without prejudice pursuant to 22

28 U.S.C. § 1367

(c)(4). (Doc. 7.) 23 The Court served the Findings and Recommendations on Plaintiff1 and informed him that 24 any objections must be filed within 14 days of the date of service. (Doc. 7 at 9.) The Court 25 advised him that “failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of 26 rights on appeal.” (Id., citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler,

772 F.3d 834, 838-839

(9th Cir. 2014).) 27 Plaintiff did not file objections, and the time to do so has expired.

28 1 According to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of the case. 2 | Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and Recommendations 3 | are supported by the record and by proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS: 4 1. The Findings and Recommendations dated September 24, 2025 (Doc. 7) are 5 ADOPTED in full. 6 2. The Court DECLINES to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's claim 7 arising under state law pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1367

(c)(4). 8 3. Plaintiff's Unruh Act, Disabled Persons Act, Health & Safety Code and negligence 9 claims are DISMISSED without prejudice. 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 12 | Dated: _ October 13, 2025 Cerin | Tower TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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