Legal Opinion
Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 20, 1988No. 86-1021PublishedCited by 9,955 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question before us is whether a federal district court has discretion under the doctrine of pendent jurisdiction to remand a properly removed case to state court when all federal-law claims in the action have been eliminated and only pendent state-law claims remain.
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Respondents, William and Carrie Boyle, commenced this action by filing a complaint against petitioners, Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and John Kordesich, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. CMU is William Boyle’s former employer; Kordesich is William Boyle’s former supervisor. In the complaint,…
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