Morris

Morris v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMay 28, 20244:23-cv-04562California299 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MATTHEW MORRIS, Case No. 23-cv-04562-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO

STATE COURT

v.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, et al.,

Defendants.

13 As the Court described in its Order to Show Cause, Plaintiff’s second amended complaint brings state law claims against state defendants. See Dkt. Nos. 48 (OSC), 46 (SAC). While Defendants argue that the Court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s claims, Dkt. No. 49, the Court declines to do so under 28 U.S.C. 1367(c)(3), which permits a court in its discretion to decline supplemental jurisdiction where, as here, “the district court has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction.” The Court recognizes that these Defendants were not the ones who chose to remove this case. Nonetheless, this is the usual circumstance in which the appropriate course is to have what remains of the case—solely California state law…

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