Baldwin v. Kalispell School District #5 et al, No. 9:2023cv00127 - Document 59 (D. Mont. 2025)

Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 49 Motion to Dismiss. It is GRANTED insofar as her Title IX and all related federal claims (Count I) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. It is DENIED in all other respects. This matter remains set for trial. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 1/7/2025. (NOS)

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Baldwin v. Kalispell School District #5 et al Doc. 59 Dockets.Justia.com claims would not serve the interests of judicial efficiency, judicial economy, or fairness. Nor, as argued by the District, has Baldwin identified any uniquely difficult or novel areas of state law at issue. Baldwin's remaining claims against the District are simply negligence and emotional distress and those claims are based on the same facts underlying the now-dismissed federal claims. They are appropriate for adjudication by this Court. Finally, to extent the decision to exercise supplemental jurisdiction forces Baldwin to litigate her case in two separate forums, that burden is of Baldwin's own making. The individual defendants she is proceeding against in state court were originally part of this case. Baldwin herself chose to dismiss them while maintaining her federal action against the District. That decision does not constrain this Court or its exercise of jurisdiction. CONCLUSION Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Baldwin's motion (Doc. 49) is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART. It is GRANTED insofar as her Title IX and all related federal claims (Count I) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PRETTJDICE. It is DENIED in all other respects. This matter remains set for trial. DATED this{!:_ day of January, 2025. l: VD tllA United 6 District Judge t Court

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