Opinion ID: 4241
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Heading: Claims Against Defendant Miller

Text: The District Court did not err in determining that Wang failed to state a claim under § 1983 because Miller is not a state actor. See Am. Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sullivan, 526 U.S. 40, 49-51 (1999). Wang’s vague allegations of conspiracy to deprive him of his constitutional rights are also insufficient to sustain a claim under §§ 1983 and 1985. See Spear v. Town of West Hartford, 954 F.2d 63, 68 (2d Cir. 1992); Sommer v. Dixon, 709 F.2d 173, 175 (2d Cir. 1983) (noting that § 1985 claims must be dismissed where they contain “only conclusory, vague, or general allegations of conspiracy to deprive a person of constitutional rights”). Because § 1986 claims are contingent upon a valid § 1985 claim, the District Court was also correct in dismissing Wang’s § 1986 claim. As to Wang’s State law claims, a district court has discretion to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, see 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c). The District Court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise jurisdiction over Wang’s state law claims in the instant case.