Opinion ID: 697060
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Heading: jurisdiction over lenard's state law claims

Text: 14 The district court dismissed Lenard's state law wage claims, without prejudice, for lack of jurisdiction. See Harris v. Provident Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 26 F.3d 930, 934 (9th Cir. 1994) (a district court has no discretion to retain state law claims when the sole federal claim is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction). Because we now hold that Lenard has presented a triable issue of fact over his seaman status, the district court may exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his state law claims. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1367(a). We therefore reverse the dismissal of the state law claims and remand so that the district court may exercise discretion whether to entertain them.