Opinion
Case No. 16-10444
02-07-2017
LUKE WAID, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GOVERNOR RICHARD DALE SNYDER, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS
Before the court are several motions to dismiss filed by Defendants. Plaintiffs' complaint, which arises from the water contamination in Flint, Michigan, is virtually identical to the one filed in McMillian v. Snyder, Case No. 16-10796, which the court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Consistent with McMillian, the court finds that (1) Plaintiffs' claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are precluded by the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) Plaintiffs' Safe Drinking Water Act claims are barred by Plaintiffs' failure to provide the required notice under the statute; and (3) given the lack of viable federal claims, it is appropriate for the court to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' state law claims. The court incorporates by reference its analysis in McMillian, No. 16-10796, Docket No. 136 (notice under the SDWA), Mays v. Snyder, No. 15-14002, Docket No. 196 (SDWA preclusion of § 1983 claims), and Boler v. Earley, No. 16-10323, Docket No. 56 (SDWA preclusion of § 1983 claims).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' motions to dismiss are GRANTED and Plaintiffs' complaint is DISMISSED.
s/John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge Date: February 7, 2017
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on this date, February 7, 2017, using the ECF system.
s/William Barkholz
Case Manager