Brown v. Pontus LLC et al
Filing
5
ORDERED that Plaintiff is DIRECTED to file, within fourteen days from the date of this order, a brief detailing why the Court has supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's state law claims. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 10/25/17. (loh)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
DIXIE BROWN,
Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV417-202
V.
PONTUS LLC and IVAYLO
U. S. DISTRICT COURT
Southern District of Ga.
Filed in Office
DIMITRIV,
Defendants.
_ZZ3m5jCL
Deputy Clerk
ORDER
On
seeking
October
23,
relief for
2017,
Plaintiff
Dixie
violations of the
("FLSA"), sexual assault and
Brown
brought
suit
Fair Labor Standards Act
battery, invasion of privacy, and
intentional infliction of emotional distress. In her complaint.
Plaintiff
claims
Court
alleges
pursuant
is
not
that
to
28
persuaded
the
Court
has
jurisdiction
U.S.C. §§ 1331
that
it
has
and
1367.
jurisdiction
over
these
However,
over
all
the
of
Plaintiff's claims.
The Court agrees that Plaintiff's FLSA claims fall within
the
Court's
U.S.C.
§
federal
1331.
question
However,
the
jurisdiction
Court
is
as
defined
skeptical
in
of
28
its
jurisdiction over the state law claims relating to the alleged
sexual assault. For this Court to have jurisdiction pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1367, "the state and federal claims must derive from
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