K.C. EX REL. ERICA C. v. TORLAKSON

No. 12-16178.

762 F.3d 963 (2014)

K.C., by and through ERICA C., her guardian; A.A., by and through Stacey A., her guardian; M.C., by and through Laurie C., her guardian; K.F., by and through Sheree F., her guardian; American Diabetes Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tom TORLAKSON, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of California, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Brorby (argued), Law Office of Donna Brorby, San Francisco, CA; Arlene B. Mayerson , Larisa M. Cummings and Charlotte L. Lanvers , Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc., Berkeley, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Paul E. Lacy (argued), Deputy General Counsel, Amy Bisson Holloway , General Counsel, Edmundo Aguilar , Assistant General Counsel, and Ava C. Yajima , Deputy General Counsel, California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NGUYEN, Circuit Judge:

The common-law doctrine of ancillary jurisdiction over related claims, codified as part of a federal court's supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367, is generally well understood. Yet, as the Supreme Court observed, the "doctrine of ancillary jurisdiction can hardly be criticized for being overly rigid or precise," because the more obscure doctrine of ancillary jurisdiction over collateral proceedings...

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