Truhe v. Rupell

MEMORANDUM

RAMBO, District Judge.

Plaintiff Herbert Truhe (Truhe) invoked this court’s federal question jurisdiction by bringing this action against Diane Kenyon (Kenyon) and several other defendants under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Truhe added a state-law defamation claim to his Complaint, under this court’s pendent jurisdiction. Kenyon moved to dismiss Truhe’s Complaint, advancing three grounds: (1) plaintiff’s Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; (2) the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because the claim is not a proper subject for a civil…