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.Kal l y s Al b ert , Sr., ap p eal s t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt ’ s 1 d i s m i s s al wi t h o u t p reju d i ce o f

h i s 4 2 U.S.C. § 1 9 8 1 an d s t at e l aw cl ai m s

. Ha v i n g carefu l l y co nd u ct ed a d e n o v o
rev i ew o f t h e reco rd an d arg u m en t s o n ap p eal , we co n cl u d e t h at th e d is t ri ct co u rt p ro p erl y d i s m i s sed th e s ect io n 1 9 8 1 cl ai m s u n d er Fed

. R. Ci v

. P. 12 (b )(6 ) fo r fai l u re t o st at e a cl ai m

. See To p ch i an v

. J PM o rg an Ch as e Ban k , N .A., 7 6 0 F.3 d 84 3 , 8 4 8 -4 9 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 1 4 ) (s t an d ard o f rev i e w ). W e fu rt h er co n cl u d e t h at th e d i st ri ct co u rt p ro p erl y d i s m i s s ed t h e rem ai n i n g s t at e l aw cl ai m s fo r l ack o f su b ject -m at t er ju ri s d i ct i o n u n d er Fed

. R. Ci v. P. 1 2(b )(1 ) b ecau se Al b ert fai l ed t o m eet h i s b u rd en
o f pro v i n g t h e am ou n t i n co n t ro v ers y b y a p rep o n deran ce o f t h e ev i d en ce. See Bran s o n Lab el , In c. v

. Ci t y o f Bran s o n, M o ., 7 9 3 F.3 d 91 0 , 9 1 5 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 1 5 ) (s t an dard o f rev i ew) ; s e e a l s o Am

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. Vei n Cen t ers fo r Ex cel l en ce, In c., 9 1 2 F.3 d 10 7 6 , 1 0 8 0-8 1 ( 8 t h C i r

. 2 0 1 9 ) (h o ld i n g t h at wh en d efen d an t ch al l en g es p l ai n ti ff’ s al l eg at i o ns , p l ai n t i ff m u s t pro v e, b y p rep o n d eran ce
o f ev i d e n c e , t h at am o u n t in co n t ro v ers y di d n o t ap p ear t o leg al cert ai n t y to b e l es s t h an $ 7 5 ,0 0 0). T h e d i s t ri ct co u rt t h erefo re d i d n o t ab u s e it s d is cret i o n in d ecl i n i n g t o ex erci s e s u pp lem en t al ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er Al b ert ’ s s tat e l aw cl ai m s

. See 2 8 U.S.C. § 1 3 6 7(c)(3 ) (d i s tri ct co u rt m ay d ecl i ne t o ex erci s e s up p l em en t al ju ri s di ct i o n o v er
s t at e-l aw cl ai m s i f co u rt has d i sm i s sed al l cl ai m s ov er wh i c h i t h as o ri g i n al ju ri s d i ct i o n ); Lab i ck as v

. Ark

. St at e Un i v ., 7 8 F.3 d 3 3 3 , 3 34 -3 5 (8 t h Ci r. 1 9 9 6 ) (p er
cu ri am ) (fo l lo w i n g d is m i ss al o f fed eral cl ai m s , c o u r t m ay d is m i s s s t at e-l aw cl ai m s wi t h o u t p reju d i ce).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h e ju d g m en t o f t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt i s affi rm ed

. See 8 t h Ci r. R. 4 7 B.

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1 Th e Ho n o rab l e Su s an Ri ch ard Nel s on , Un i t ed St at es Di s t ri ct J u dg e fo r t h e Di s t ri ct o f M i n nes o t a, ad o p t i n g t h e rep o rt an d reco m m en d at i o n s o f t h e H o n o rab l e El i zab et h Co wan W ri g h t , U n i t ed St at es M ag i s t rat e Ju d g e fo r t h e Di s t ri ct o f M i n n es o t a.
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