Legal Opinion
J.O. v. Alton Community Unit School District 11
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1990No. 89-1441PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
An involved procedural question complicates this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, originally brought in state court with a plethora of state claims. The defendants removed this case to federal court and promptly moved for a dismissal of the plaintiffs’ section 1983 claims. The district court granted this motion and, with only pendent state claims remaining, sua sponte remanded the case back to state court. The plaintiffs now appeal the district court’s actions.
I. Factual Background
Bringing this action both individually and on behalf of their school-age…
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