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CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. COUNTY OF KERN

No. S210150.

59 Cal.4th 618 (2014)

174 Cal. Rptr. 3d 67

328 P.3d 56

CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF KERN et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

July 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold & Porter, Jerome B. Falk, Jr. , Steven L. Mayer , Sara J. Eisenberg ; Theresa A. Goldner , County Counsel, Mark L. Nations , Deputy County Counsel; Hogan Guiney Dick, Hogan Law and Michael M. Hogan for Defendants and Appellants.

Carmen A. Trutanich and Michael N. Feuer , City Attorneys, Valerie Flores , Managing Assistant City Attorney, Edward M. Jordan , Assistant City Attorney; Beveridge & Diamond, Gary J. Smith , Zachary M. Norris and James B. Slaughter for Plaintiffs and Respondents City of Los Angeles, Responsible Biosolids Management, Inc., R&G Fanucchi, Inc., and Sierra Transport, Inc.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Daniel V. Hyde and Paul J. Beck for Plaintiff and Respondent County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County.

Woodruff Spradlin & Smart, Bradley R. Hogin and Ricia R. Hager for Plaintiff and Respondent Orange County Sanitation District.

Law Offices of Michael J. Lampe, Michael J. Lampe and Michael P. Smith for Plaintiffs and Respondents Shaen Magan, Honey Bucket Farms, Tule Ranch/Magan Farms, Western Express, Inc., and City of Los Angeles.

Somach Simmons & Dunn, Robert L. Larson and Theresa A. Dunham for Plaintiff and Respondent California Association of Sanitation Agencies.

Freeman Freeman Smiley, Christopher M. Westhoff ; and Nathan Gardner-Andrews for National Association of Clean Water Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp and Marc A. Zeppetello for Water Environment Federation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J. —

Though federal court jurisdiction is constrained by article III of the United States Constitution principally to claims presenting a federal case or controversy or disputes between diverse parties, federal courts may assume supplemental jurisdiction over related state claims that "form part of the same case or controversy." (28 U.S.C. § 1367(a); see Mine Workers v. Gibbs (1966) 383 U.S...

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