· 3/19/2007
Williams Electronics Games, Inc. v. James M. Garrity
Citations
- 479 F.3d 904
- 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6294
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the statute of limitations may be tolled \to allow the plaintiff to refile the claim in state court\
- explaining that the statute of limitations may be tolled \to allow the plaintiff to refile the claim in state court\
- explaining that § 1367(c) codified common-law pendent jurisdiction principles (with changes), noting that a court may dismiss a claim under § 1367(c)(3
- stating that judicial economy favors retaining supplemental jurisdiction over remaining state claims, even when all federal claims have been dismissed, if, inter alia, “it is obvious how the claims should be decided”
- describing the “sensible presumption” that federal courts may dismiss state law claims when all federal claims have dropped out of a case prior to trial
- describing the “sensible presumption that if the federal claims drop out before trial, the district court should relinquish jurisdiction over the state-law claims”
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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Evans
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