Does a federal district court have retained jurisdiction for a state cause of action for wrongful death when the federal cause was dismissed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Raucci v. Town of Rotterdam, 902 F.2d 1050 (2nd Cir. 1990):
1 The differing interpretations of state law by the majority and the dissent herein illustrate vividly why the district court should not have retained jurisdiction of the state cause of action for wrongful death when the federal cause of action was dismissed. See Robison v. Via, 821 F.2d 913, 925 (2d Cir.1987).
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