Pendent jurisdiction, also known as supplemental jurisdiction, is a legal doctrine that allows federal courts to hear and decide state law claims that are related to the federal claims in the same case. This jurisdictional authority enables plaintiffs to bring both federal and state law claims arising from the same set of facts in a single lawsuit, promoting judicial efficiency and convenience. Pendent jurisdiction is exercised at the discretion of the court and typically applies when the federal and state claims share a common nucleus of operative fact and are sufficiently intertwined. However, the court may decline to exercise pendent jurisdiction if it determines that the state law claims substantially predominate over the federal claims or if other compelling reasons exist to justify dismissal of the state law claims.
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