Thompson v. State of California

Summary

The court recommends granting the plaintiff’s motion to remand after the operative amended complaint removed the only federal cause of action and left only state-law claims. The order also denies as moot the defendants’ request for clarification regarding screening and directs assignment to a district judge.

Holdings

1. The court concluded that deletion of the only federal cause of action caused the federal court to lose supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims, warranting remand to state court.
2. The magistrate judge recommended that plaintiff’s motion to remand be granted and that the case be remanded to the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the case should be remanded to the Sacramento County Superior Court after plaintiff deleted the only federal cause of action from the operative amended complaint.
2. Whether the federal court retained supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims.

Disposition

remanded