Mari Otto v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secy., Department of Health & Human Services, Howard Jacobson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Mari Otto v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secy., Department of Health & Human Services, Howard Jacobson, 802 F.2d 337 (9th Cir. 1986)
1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 37438; 42 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 64
Mari Otto v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secy., Department of Health & Human Services, Howard Jacobson
Opinion
*338 ORDER AMENDING OPINION
The opinion issued January 28, 1986 is amended as follows:
Delete the last two sentences and substitute:
Retention of jurisdiction over the pendent state claims is a matter for the district court’s discretion. Rosado v. Wyman, 397 U.S. 397, 403-05, 90 S.Ct. 1207, 1213-14, 25 L.Ed.2d 442 (1970). The usual rule is that state claims should be dismissed if the federal claims are dismissed before trial. United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 726, 86 S.Ct. 1130, 1139, 16 L.Ed.2d 218 (1966); Jason v. Fonda, 698 F.2d 966, 967 (9th Cir. 1982); Wren v. Sletten Construction Co., 654 F.2d 529, 536 (9th Cir. 1981). The district court, of course, has the discretion to determine whether its investment of judicial energy justifies retention of jurisdiction, Rosado, 397 U.S. at 403, 90 S.Ct. at 1213, or if it should more properly dismiss the claims without prejudice.
Reference
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- Mari OTTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secy., Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant, Howard Jacobson, Defendant-Appellee
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- Published