Charles Patrick Wilson v. Board of County Commissioners of San Juan County, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico dismissed Plaintiff Charles Patrick Wilson’s federal civil-rights claims after he failed to file an amended complaint addressing deficiencies identified in the Court’s screening ruling. The Court dismissed the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims with prejudice for failure to state a cognizable claim and declined supplemental jurisdiction over any state-law claims, dismissing those claims without prejudice. The order directed that a separate judgment closing the case be entered.

Holdings

1. The federal § 1983 claims in the original complaint must be dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a cognizable claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), where Plaintiff failed to timely amend after being given an opportunity and warned of the consequences.
2. The court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims and dismissed them without prejudice because no federal claims remained.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should dismiss the federal claims after Plaintiff failed to amend a complaint previously found not to state a cognizable claim under the Constitution or 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
2. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims after dismissal of all federal claims.

Disposition

dismissed