Aldinger v. Howard
United States Supreme Court
427 U.S. 1 (1976)
Relevant factsFree
Aldinger (plaintiff), fired from her county clerk job, sued her supervisor and Spokane County (defendants) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 along with related state-law claims, arguing the federal court had pendent jurisdiction over the state claims against the county even though § 1983 itself doesn't authorize suits against municipalities. The lower courts dismissed the county as a defendant, rejecting the pendent-jurisdiction theory.
IssueFree
Whether federal pendent jurisdiction necessarily extends to claims against parties over whom a federal court would not otherwise have jurisdiction.
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