Harasz v. Katz

RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

CHARLES S. HAIGHT, JR., Senior United States District Judge

Plaintiffs commenced this civil rights action in Connecticut Superior Court. Defendants removed the case to this Court. Federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 stems from Plaintiffs’ claims- that their rights conferred by the United States Constitution were violated by Defendants’ conduct. Plaintiffs assert that Defendants acted under color of state law, giving-rise to this Court’s original subject matter jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Plaintiffs also allege state law…