Hadley
Hadley v. Hawaii Government Employees' Ass'n
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Appellant Linda K. Hadley (Hadley) appeals the district court’s dismissal of her hybrid action against the Hawaii Government Employees’ Association and the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The outcome of this appeal is controlled by Ayres v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 666 F.2d 441 (9th Cir.1982). Because Hadley’s employer is a political subdivision of the state of Hawaii for purposes of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 152 , 185; Haw.Rev.Stat. § 26-4 (establishing the Department of Human Services); NLRB v. Natural Gas Util. Dist. of Hawkins County, Tennessee, 402 U.S. 600, 604-05 , 91 S.Ct. 1746 , 29 L.Ed.2d 206 (1971) (defining political subdivisions), the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over Hadley’s hybrid action. See Ayres, 666 F.2d at 444 .
Because the district court lacked original subject-matter jurisdiction over Hadley’s hybrid action, no basis existed for the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over her state law claim. See Herman Family Revocable Trust v. Teddy Bear, 254 F.3d 802, 805 (9th Cir.2001). Nor was the district court authorized…