Do District Courts Alternatively Have Supplemental Jurisdiction Over Claims Relating to Unregistered Work?
Pogrebin states that the district court has supplemental jurisdiction over claims related to unregistered work pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). See Brief for Pogrebin Respondents at 18-19. According to § 1367(a), “the district courts shall have supplemental jurisdiction over all other claims that are so related to claims in the action within such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy under Article III of the United States Constitution.” 28 U.S.C § 1367(a). This group of respondents contends that claims relating to unregistered work involve the same “case or controversy” as the claims for registered work. See id. at 21. Pogrebin also argues that, though supplemental jurisdiction exists in this case, it is not necessary. They explain that because the district court had original jurisdiction over claims relating to registered work, the district court had jurisdiction over the entire civil action. See Brief for Pogrebin Respondents at 19. Contrary to the
