Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

dified as supplemental jurisdiction. 28 USCA § 1367. - Also termed pendent-claim jurisdiction. See supplemental jurisdiction. Cf. ancillary jurisdiction.

supplemental jurisdiction

Jurisdiction over a claim that is part of the same case or controversy as another claim over which the court has original jurisdiction. ( Since 1990, federal district courts have had supplemental jurisdiction which includes jurisdiction over both ancillary and pendent claims. 28 USCA § 1367. See ancillary jurisdiction; pendent jurisdiction.