Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Supplemental Jurisdiction

Question 1

General rule for supplemental jurisdiction

Answer 1

A federal court w/ subject matter jurisdiction over a claim has discretion to hear another claim over which the court would not independently have jurisdiction if both claims arise from a common nucleus of operative fact

Question 2

If the only primary jurisdictional basis is diversity, then?

Answer 2

the plaintiffs cannot use supplemental jurisdiction to bring additional claims against non diverse parties