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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
COURTNEY HONTZ,
Plaintiff
V.
JOSEPH BEDNARSKI,
Defendant
No. 3:25cv914
(Judge Munley)
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in a separate memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1) Defendant Joseph Bednarski's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, (Doc.
3), is GRANTED as to Plaintiff Courtney Hontz's claims under 42 U.S.C. §
1983;
2) Based on the dismissal of all claims over which the court had original
jurisdiction, the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over
plaintiff's state law claims in Count Three and Count Four of the complaint;
3) The state law claims are REMANDED to the Luzerne County Court of
Common Pleas; and
4) The Clerk of Court is directed to effectuate the remand and close this case
in this court.
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Case 3:25-cv-00914-JKM Document13 _ Filed 03/05/26 Page1of2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

COURTNEY HONTZ, : No. 3:25cv914
Plaintiff :
(Judge Munley)

V.

JOSEPH BEDNARSKI,
Defendant

AND NOW, to wit, this 1 of March 2026, for the reasons set forth

in a separate memorandunm,, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1) Defendant Joseph Bednarski’s motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, (Doc.
3), is GRANTED as to Plaintiff Courtney Hontz’s claims under 42 U.S.C. §
1983;

2) Based on the dismissal of all claims over which the court had original
jurisdiction, the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over
plaintiff's state law claims in Count Three and Count Four of the complaint;

3) The state law claims are REMANDED to the Luzerne County Court of
Common Pleas; and

4) The Clerk of Court is directed to effectuate the remand and close this case

in this court.

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Case 3:25-cv-00914-JKM Document 13

Filed 03/05/26

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