TX STATECourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2012

Arena v. Graybar Elec. Co., Inc.

669 F.3d 214Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit • Decided 2012Remanded

HOLDING

A subcontractor's Miller Act claim for payment on a federal construction project fails without a required payment bond, and the district court cannot exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law contract claims when the federal claim is jurisdictionally defective.

FULL COURT OPINION