One Stop Shopping: Supplemental Jurisdiction

This is likely going to be my last song.  Let's face it, I think we're all pretty exhausted and worn out at this point of the marathon we call finals.  My creative juices are about dry.

If you have Professor Sawchak for Civ Pro, you will recognize this checklist of questions to ask for determining if a related claim can be heard in federal court under Supp Jurisdiction.  My powers of memorization are lacking so I thought it would be a good topic for a song.

The melody is from Colby Caillat's "Think Good Thoughts."

Supplemental Jurisdiction

1367 of 28 U.S.C.

Is supplemental juris-diction; it’s a biggie

So I’ll tell you how it works

But we’ll summarize it first

When a court has SMJ

It can have “supp”; there’s a way

When there’s related claims

Like state, tort, or contract claims

The fed court can hear them

Supplement, Supplement

A fed court can hear a claim that’s riding along with

Cases that have made it on their own

Sawchak said in class that it’s just like “one stop shopping”

Why waste time, efficiency? So please stop distressing

Supplement is the way to go

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na na na na

First thing you should ask:

What’s the claim at issue?

If it’s federal, there’s no need to ask these next few

If you answer no, go to section (a)

Where we know that Congress giveth

Courts power to hear it

First, does the anchor claim fall under SMJ?

Next do the added & anchor claims share a common nucleus of operative fact

You’re halfway there to

Supplement, Supplement

A fed court can hear a claim that’s riding along with

Cases that have made it on their own

Sawchak said in class that it’s just like “one stop shopping”

Why waste time, efficiency? So please stop distressing

Supplement is the way to go

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na na na na

Next is section (b)

Where Congress takes away

If yes to all three

It’s a really sad day

One: is anchor claim diversity only?

Two: is the added claim one by the plaintiff

(3) What rule joined the D à 14 or 20?

If no to all three then

Supplement, Supplement

A fed court can hear a claim that’s riding along with

Cases that have made it on their own

Sawchak said in class that it’s just like “one stop shopping”

Why waste time, efficiency? So please stop distressing

Supplement is the way to go

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na na na na