Hardy v. Iron Street Properties, L.L.C. et al

Filing 5

ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL of 1 Complaint, filed by Dar'sha L Hardy. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

DAR’SHA L. HARDY,
Case No. 16-10639
Plaintiff,
Honorable John Corbett O’Meara
v.
IRON STREET PROPERTIES, L.L.C., d/b/a
RIVER PARK LOFTS, and DENNIS
KEFALLINOS,
Defendants.
/
ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL
Plaintiff Dar’sha L. Hardy recently filed a two-count complaint in this court alleging violations
of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 in Count I and violations of Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen
Civil Rights Act in Count II.
Although Count I is cognizable in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, the allegations
presented in Count II are based solely on state law. The parties to this action are not diverse.
Therefore, this court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s state law claim
to avoid jury confusion. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c); United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 282 U.S. 715
(1966); Padilla v. City of Saginaw, 867 F. Supp. 1309 (E.D. Mich. 1994).
ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that Count II is DISMISSED.
s/John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge

Date: March 18, 2016

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on
this date, March 18, 2016, using the ECF system.

s/William Barkholz
Case Manager

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