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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JIMMY DOMINO,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

SF CHRONICLE,

Defendant. /

No. C07-02040 MJJ

ORDER REMANDING CASE

This action was originally filed in the San Francisco Superior Court alleging a federal claim

for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Title VII) for race and disability discrimination. 

Defendant timely removed this action to this Court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1441(b) and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(3). Plaintiff has since dismissed his Title

VIII claim and has pleaded, in its place, a single cause of action for disability discrimination under

Cal. Gov. Code § 12900 et seq. 

In a Joint Case Management Conference Statement filed August 13, 2007, the parties dispute

whether this Court should retain jurisdiction over this matter. The Court continues to enjoy

jurisdiction over this action because jurisdiction is measured at the time of removal. See CarnegieMellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343 (1998). However, because his complaint no longer alleges a

federal claim, Plaintiff requests that the Court exercise its discretion to remand the case to state

court. The Court discussed this issue with the parties at the August 22, 2007 case management

conference.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Because the federal claim on which this Court’s original jurisdiction was based has been

dismissed, this Court finds it appropriate to exercise its discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c) to

decline to exercise supplemental discretion over Plaintiffs’ state law claim for disability

discrimination under Cal. Gov. Code § 12900 et seq. The Court REMANDS this matter to San

Francisco Superior Court. The clerk of this Court is DIRECTED to send a certified copy of this

Order to the clerk of San Francisco Superior Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 7, 2007 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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