Opinion ID: 470069
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Pendent State Claim

Text: 28 H & S also challenges the dismissal with prejudice of its pendent state claim against Local 3. The claim alleged that Local 3 was negligent, first, in dealing with the Council without determining whether it really represented H & S; and, second, in implementing the collective bargaining agreement in its relationship with H & S. 29 The district court had jurisdiction over the pendent claim by virtue of its federal subject matter jurisdiction over the section 301 claim against Local 3. It, therefore, acted properly in examining the merits of the pendent claim. We agree with the district court's finding that the action was plainly barred by collateral estoppel since the prior Ninth Circuit-enforced NLRB decision had concluded that the Council did have authority to conclude an agreement with Local 3 on behalf of H & S. Dismissal of the pendent state claim with prejudice was, therefore, correct. 1