Legal Opinion
Floyd Elmore v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 23, 2016No. 16-1280PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Floyd Elmore brought suit against Harbor Freight- Tools USA, Inc. after a Harbor Freight manager accused Elmore of stealing from the store earlier in the day. Elmore filed suit in federal district court, alleging federal claims' under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and state law negligence claims. The district court 1 dismissed Elmore’s § 1981 claim for failure to plead state action as required under Youngblood v. HyVee Food Stores, Inc., 266 F.3d 851 (8th Cir. 2001), and, declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, dismissed Elmore’s state law negligence claims without prejudice.…
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