Legal Opinion
Painter v. Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1988No. Nos. 87-2203(L), 87-2210PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case we must determine if the district court properly invoked its ancillary subject matter jurisdiction to entertain a state libel counterclaim that arose in response to a federal action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Painter alleged that defendant Harvey violated her constitutional rights while arresting her for driving under the influence in November, 1984. Defendant counterclaimed, asserting that plaintiff slandered and libeled him by filing a fabricated complaint about the circumstances of her arrest with the Town Council of Luray, Virginia, and by…
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