Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 528 U.S. 562, 564-565 Circuit Courts 889 F.2d 13, 19 944 F.2d 23, 25 60 F.3d 906, 910 246 F.3d 1, 7-8 367 F.3d 61 378 F.3d 1, 5 389 F.3d 5, 12 471 F.3d 6, 8 494 F.3d 245, 250 514 F.3d 107, 114 533 F.3d 1, 3 535 F.3d 1, 6 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(c)(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(b)(3) 541 F. Supp. 2d 405

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