Opinion ID: 706823
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Pendent-Party Doctrine

Text: 62 The Board argues finally that there is pendent-party jurisdiction since jurisdiction over Delta was originally proper, and the claim against New York Surety was sufficiently related to its claims against Delta. The Board concedes the inapplicability of 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1367, which provides for supplemental jurisdiction over claims that are so related to claims in the action within such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy, including those that involve the joinder or intervention of additional parties. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1367(a). That statute, however, only applies to civil actions commenced on or after the date of its enactment, December 1, 1990, see IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. Herrmann, 9 F.3d 1049, 1052 n. 2 (2d Cir.1993), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 115 S.Ct. 86, 130 L.Ed.2d 38 (1994), and this action was commenced on November 21, 1989. Prior to the enactment of Sec. 1367, pendent-party jurisdiction was not authorized. See Finley v. United States, 490 U.S. 545, 556, 109 S.Ct. 2003, 2010-11, 104 L.Ed.2d 593 (1989). Therefore, the district court was correct in finding that it lacked pendent-party jurisdiction. 63 Accordingly, we reverse the decision in which the district court ruled that it had jurisdiction, Greenblatt v. Delta Plumbing & Heating Corp., 818 F.Supp. 623 (S.D.N.Y.1993), vacate all other orders in the case, and dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.