Opinion
Case No. 2:09-CV-01939-JAM-KJM.
February 8, 2010
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS
This matter comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss by Defendant First Franklin ("Defendant"). Defendant moves to dismiss Plaintiff Kimberly Thomas' ("Plaintiff's") Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Defendant also brings a Motion to Strike pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f). Plaintiff opposes the motions.
These motions were determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g).
Plaintiff's Amended Complaint alleged eight causes of action against Defendant: two federal claims for violation of the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA") 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act ("RESPA") 12 U.S.C. § 2605 et seq., and six state law claims. After the motion to dismiss and motion to strike were filed, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice, the TILA and RESPA claims against Defendant. All that remains for this Court to decide are the state law causes of action.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367, in any civil action in which the district court has original jurisdiction, the district court also has supplemental jurisdiction over all other claims in the action which form part of the same Article III case or controversy.Wheeler v. Payless Towing, 2010 WL 148714 at *3 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2010). However, "if the federal claims are dismissed before trial . . . the state law claims should be dismissed as well."Id. (quoting United Mine Workers of Amer. v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 726 (1966).
In the present case, Plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed all her federal claims, leaving only state law claims. The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims. Accordingly, the six state law causes of action are dismissed without prejudice.
ORDER
After carefully considering the papers submitted in this matter, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is hereby GRANTED. The federal TILA and RESPA claims against First Franklin are dismissed, with prejudice. The six state law claims are dismissed, without prejudice to re-file in state court.
Because the Court is dismissing all federal claims with prejudice and declining to take jurisdiction over the state claims, the Motion to Strike is moot.
The clerk of the court is directed to close this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.