Does a state-law negligence or medical malpractice claim against a plaintiff have a cognizable federal claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ivory v. DaVita Dialysis Corp., No. 2:19-cv-2268-JAM-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
1. To the extent that plaintiff seeks to assert a state-law negligence or medical malpractice claim, the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over that claim absent a cognizable federal claim. Ove v. Gwinn, 264 F.3d 817, 826 (9th Cir. 2001).
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