On April 9, 2020, the court granted defendants' motion to dismiss all of plaintiff's claims except for his Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law claim, over which the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction. See Jacobs v. City of Philadelphia, No. CV 19-4616, 2020 WL 1822230, at *7 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 9, 2020). Our Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of four of plaintiff's claims under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983: (1) deprivation of rights; (2) malicious prosecution; (3) defamation; (4) racial discrimination.