Robert Myers and Steven R. Myers v. County of Lake, Indiana

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• upholding the district court’s exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ pendent state claims after granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant on the plaintiffs’ federal claim
• upholding the district court's exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs' pendent state claims after granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant on the plaintiffs' federal claim
• even when subject matter jurisdiction is certain, the court may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction
• “How far state law exposes state and local agencies to liability is a delicate question that federal judges should hesitate to tackle,”
• “[D]ismissal of the federal claim on the eve of trial is not by itself sufficient to justify resolving the remaining claims in federal court.”
• “[F]ederal judges must respect the limits on their adjudicatory power even if all litigants are content with the decision.”

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