Legal Opinion

William Payton v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rick Freeman, Anthony Murray and William Blair

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 1, 1999No. 98-2931PublishedCited by 175 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

William Payton appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims upon the defendants’ 12(b)(6) motion, and its concurrent dismissal of his state law claims because it opted not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over them. For the reasons set out below, we vacate the district court’s decision, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Facts

Payton’s § 1983 claims arise from a March 14, 1995 encounter with the individual defendants at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (“Rush”) in Chicago, Illinois. Payton alleges that on that…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by175 opinions

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