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LaMARK v. HICKS, 2:11-cv-1098 GGH PS. (2012)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20120628877 Visitors: 27
Filed: Jun. 27, 2012
Latest Update: Jun. 27, 2012
Summary: ORDER GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge. This is an action for damages and injunctive relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"); Cal. Health & Safety Code 19955 et seq.; Cal. Civ. Code 54, 54.1, and 54.3; and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. 1 On June 26, 2012, plaintiff filed a stipulation of remediation, indicating that defendants have removed all architectural barriers to access complained of in plaintiff's complaint, thereby mooting plaintiff's federal claims for injunc
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ORDER

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge.

This is an action for damages and injunctive relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"); Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 19955 et seq.; Cal. Civ. Code §§ 54, 54.1, and 54.3; and the Unruh Civil Rights Act.1 On June 26, 2012, plaintiff filed a stipulation of remediation, indicating that defendants have removed all architectural barriers to access complained of in plaintiff's complaint, thereby mooting plaintiff's federal claims for injunctive relief under the ADA. (Dkt. No. 30.) Because no federal claims remain, plaintiff requests that the court decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims and remand them to state court. (Id.)

Given that no federal claim remains, the court finds it proper to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff's remaining state law claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) ("The district courts may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a claim . . . if — the district court has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction"); see also Acri v. Varian Associates, Inc., 114 F.3d 999, 1000-01 (9th Cir. 1997) ("`in the usual case in which all federal-law claims are eliminated before trial, the balance of factors . . . will point toward declining to exercise jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims'"), quoting Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343, 350 n.7 (1988). However, because this case was originally filed in federal court and not removed from state court (see dkt. no. 1), the court cannot remand the state law claims to state court as requested by plaintiff. Instead, the court will dismiss the remaining state law causes of action without prejudice. Plaintiff may file these claims in state court in an original case as plaintiff sees fit.

For the reasons discussed above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's first cause of action for violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

2. Plaintiff's remaining state law causes of action are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.

FootNotes


1. All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), and the action was subsequently referred to the undersigned for all further proceedings and entry of final judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 23-25.)
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