State claims after federal dismissal
Marysville Joint Unified School District v. John HR Doe
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Marysville Joint Unified School District asked whether a plaintiff who voluntarily ended a federal case for a second time may still bring related state-law claims in state court.
- Who it affects
- The order did not decide whether John HR Doe may pursue the related state-law claims in state court.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused the district’s request to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(B) gives a second voluntary dismissal the effect of a decision on the main dispute; the question was whether that also bars related state-law claims in state court.
Question presented
Whether a second voluntary dismissal of a federal question action—which Rule 41(a)(1)(B) declares “operates as an adjudication on the merits”—bars the plaintiff from relitigating supplemental state-law claims in state court under federal common law.
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