Opinion ID: 202204
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Puerto Rico claims

Text: 49 The appellants' final argument relates to their state law claims. Since the district court dismissed all of the appellants' federal causes of action, the court exercised its discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the appellants' state law claims. The court dismissed all of the appellants' state law claims without prejudice so that the appellants would be able, if they wished, to refile the state claims in state court. On appeal, the appellants were hoping that we would reverse the district court's decision to grant summary judgment on the federal claims and then require the district court to exercise its supplemental jurisdiction and reinstate the state law claims, thereby allowing for the efficient use of judicial resources. 50 Since we have found that the district court properly dismissed the appellants' federal claims, we decline the appellants' invitation to compel the district court to exercise its supplemental jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) (providing that federal district courts, in their discretion, may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a claim under subsection (a), e.g., a state law claim, if the court has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction).