Hagg v. Entertainment Publications, LLC

Filing 10

ORDER of Partial Dismissal of 1 Complaint,, filed by Randall G. Hagg. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

RANDALL G. HAGG,
Case No. 12-14971
Plaintiff,
Honorable John Corbett O’Meara
v.
ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICATIONS, L.L.C.,
Defendant.
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ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL
Plaintiff Randall G. Hagg filed a complaint in this matter alleging the following causes of
action: Count I, sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §
2000(e); Count II, retaliation under Title VII; Count III, sex discrimination under Michigan’s ElliottLarsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA”), Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 37.2101; Count IV, retaliation
under ELCRA; and Count V, breach of contract.
Although Plaintiff’s causes of action arising under federal statutes are cognizable in this
court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, the remaining allegations present claims based solely on state
law. This court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s state law claims in
order to avoid jury confusion. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c); United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S.
715 (1966); and Padilla v. City of Saginaw, 867 F. Supp. 1309 (E.D. Mich. 1994).
Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that Counts III, IV and V are DISMISSED.

s/John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge
Date: February 27, 2013

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on
this date, February 27, 2013, using the ECF system.

s/William Barkholz
Case Manager

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