Rev. John Shane Vaughn v. Allen Trost, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi dismissed with prejudice the plaintiff’s remaining federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) and the FACE Act for failure to state a claim. The court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims and dismissed them without prejudice.

Holdings

1. The amended complaint did not plausibly state federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) or the FACE Act against the non-moving defendants, and those claims were dismissed with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
2. The court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) and dismissed those claims without prejudice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the amended complaint stated plausible federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) and the FACE Act against the non-moving defendants.
2. Whether the court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims after dismissing all federal claims.

Disposition

dismissed