United States Ex Rel. Cal's A/C & Electric v. Famous Construction Corp.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Having won its Miller Act claim 1 against federal contractor The Famous Construction Corporation (“Famous”) and its surety, Capitol Indemnity Corporation (“Capitol”), for amounts owing on unpaid construction and repair work, subcontractor Cal’s A/C and Electric (“Cal’s”) appeals a partial summary judgment dismissing its Louisiana state law claim for attorney’s fees. 2 Because the district court incorrectly concluded that the Miller Act precludes supplemental jurisdiction over Cal’s’ related state claim for fees, we vacate and remand, noting that, because the…