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original memorandum, that Defendant EPSTEIN may not contest this Court's jurisdiction based on the Non Prosecution Agreement ("NPA"). Although the State Court action is not a part of this Complaint, and is not alleged in the four (4) corners of it, it is a fact that cannot be contested since Plaintiff has

eclines to exercise pendent jurisdiction over the state law claims and remands the action to state court. The Court finds In United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966), a jury's verdict against a union based on State law claims was reversed, in part, because the federal law claim failed. The

ure of the deficiency that would keep the former claims out of federal court if presented on their own. Our general approach to the application of Gibbs, however, has been markedly more cautious. For example, as a matter of statutory construction of the pertinent jurisdictional provisions, we refuse

), the District Court dismissed a purely state law claim for equitable subrogation because there had been an earlier claim for declaratory relief in State Court; the Eleventh Circuit reversed, concluding ...that no exceptional circumstances require dismissal of this case in deference to the pending state c

law claims." Id. at *5-6 (emphasis added). In Daimler Chrysler Corporation. Charlotte Cuno, 547 U.S. 332, 351-52 (2006) the Supreme Court stated: Gibbs held that federal-question jurisdiction over a claim may authorize a federal court to exercise jurisdiction over state-law claims that may be viewed

ure of the deficiency that would keep the former claims out of federal court if presented on their own. Our general approach to the application of Gibbs, however, has been markedly more cautious. For example, as a matter of statutory construction of the pertinent jurisdictional provisions, we refuse

), the District Court dismissed a purely state law claim for equitable subrogation because there had been an earlier claim for declaratory relief in State Court; the Eleventh Circuit reversed, concluding ...that no exceptional circumstances require dismissal of this case in deference to the pending state c

to federal law. Economy also weighs in favor of remand as state courts are better equipped to efficiently handle state 2 In United Mine Workers v. Gibbs 383 U.S. 715 (1966), a jury's verdict against a union based on State law claims was reversed, in part, because the federal law claim failed. The C