Opinion ID: 696325
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Emotional Distress Claim: Cause of Action # 11

Text: 34 Schroeder alleges that he suffered emotional and mental trauma as a result of defendants' actions. The federal courts may exercise supplemental jurisdiction over this claim because it arises out of the same nucleus of operative fact. The district court chose to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, but found that summary judgment was inappropriate at that time because other claims remained unresolved. In light of our foregoing conclusions that the district court should have granted summary judgment to defendants on Schroeder's retaliation and due process claims, there are no longer any unresolved claims. The district court on remand therefore should determine whether to retain jurisdiction over Schroeder's emotional distress claim and, if it does so, the court should address the propriety of summary judgment.