Ramsey

Ramsey v. City of Philomath

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182 F. App'x 678
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 19, 2006No. 04-36081California896 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Kristin Ramsey, a former police clerk for the City of Philomath, Oregon, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her claims of unlawful retaliation under Or.Rev.Stat. §§ 659A.203 and 659A.230 against Appellees City of Philomath, the City Manager Randy Kugler, and the City Police Chief Kenneth Elwer.

Ramsey first argues that the district court abused its discretion when it retained jurisdiction over her state-law claims after dismissing her federal claims. “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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1367 (c) (emphasis added). As the word “may” indicates, “a federal district court with power to hear state law claims has discretion to keep, or to decline to keep, them under the conditions set out in § 1367(c).” Acri v. Varian Assocs., Inc., 114 F.3d 999, 1000 (9th Cir.1997) (en banc). The district court’s discretion is “informed by the ... values of economy, convenience, fairness, and comity.” Id. at 1001 (internal quotations omitted). We conclude that the district court properly…

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