Williams v. Waiters

Filing 21

ORDER granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff's claim pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. As the Court has disposed of all claims over which it had original jurisdiction, the Court declines to exercise jurisdiction over Plaintiff& #039;s remaining state law claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). Accordingly, Plaintiff's state law claims are REMANDED to the State Court of Chatham County. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 3/28/17. (jlm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

TIMOTHY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV415-118

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Before

the

Court

is

Defendant's

Motion

for
IS>

Judgment.

(Doc.

13.)

For

the

following

reasons.

Defendant's

motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. As the Court has disposed of all claims over which it
had

original

jurisdiction
pursuant
state

to

law

jurisdiction,

over
28

Plaintiff's

U.S.C.

claims

the

are

Court

remaining

§ 1367(c)(3).

REMZVNDED

declines

to

the

to

state

law

Accordingly,
State

exercise

Court

claims

Plaintiff's
of

Chatham

County. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case.
BACKGROUND

In the early morning hours of April 10, 2013, Plaintiff and
three

companions

left

the

Island

Breeze

restaurant

and

club

after one of them had a verbal altercation. (Doc. 16, Attach. 16

at 15; id., Attach. 17 at 1.) While walking in the area, they

heard

a

series

of

gunshots

and

decided

to

run

away

to

seek