Legal Opinion
Eric Onyango v. Nick & Howard, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 2015No. 14-2979UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Eric Onyango, who is black, sued a night club owner and two others, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C § 1981 and state law. The district court dismissed with prejudice the § 1981 claims and two of the claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The court then declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims. Onyango appeals, and because Onyango states no plausible § 1981 or emotional-distress claims, we affirm the judgment.
Onyango complains about two sets of events at The Underground night club in Chicago. He names as defendants Nick & Howard…
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