Can a federal court exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a state law claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Taylor v. Cent. Mortgage Co., CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00199-LJO-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2011):

The jurisdiction of the federal courts is limited to matters expressly provided in the Constitution or through statute. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A federal court can exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, which would

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