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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1331as Fed. Question: Assault, Libel, Slander

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TIFFANY DEHEN, 

Plaintiff,

vs. 

JOHN DOES 1-100, et al., 

Defendants.

 CASE NO. 17cv198-LAB (WVG) 

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL 

BRIEFING 

 

 

 Tiffany Dehen sued John Doe for copyright infringement and other state claims. She 

also sued Twitter and the University of San Diego for purported violations of RICO, the 

Hobbes Act, and other state claims. Since Dehen, Twitter, and USD all share California 

citizenship, the Court only has federal question jurisdiction to hear the dispute. Twitter and 

USD moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. 

 “Needless decisions of state law should be avoided both as a matter of comity and 

to promote justice between the parties” and “if the federal claims are dismissed before trial 

. . . the state claims should be dismissed as well.” United Mine Workers of Am. v. Gibbs, 

383 U.S. 715, 726 (1966). If the Court finds Dehen’s federal claims against Twitter and USD 

fail to state a claim for relief, and dismisses them without leave to amend, should the Court 

exercise supplemental jurisdiction to decide her pending state claims against Twitter and 

USD based on the outstanding federal copyright claim against John Doe? 

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 Since neither side addressed this issue in the moving papers, the Court asks Dehen, 

Twitter, and USD to each file a three-page memorandum addressing the question by August 

20, 2018. The Court will then decide the pending motions to dismiss. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 30, 2018 

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge 

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