Washington and Lee Law Review Volume 46 | Issue 4 Article 5 Fall 9-1-1989 Dispelling the Myths of Pendent and Ancillary Jurisdiction: The Ramifications of a Revised History Mary Brigid McManamon Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/wlulr Part of the Jurisdiction Commons Recommended Citation Mary Brigid McManamon, Dispelling the Myths of Pendent and Ancillary Jurisdiction: The Ramifications of a Revised History, 46 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 863 (1989), https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/ wlulr/vol46/iss4/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington and Lee Law Review at Washington & Lee University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington and Lee Law Review by an authorized editor of Washington & Lee University School of Law Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DISPELLING THE MYTHS OF PENDENT AND ANCILLARY JURISDICTION: THE RAMIFICATIONS OF A REVISED HISTORY MARY Bucnm MCMANAMON* In the last twenty-five years, the doctrines of ancillary and pendent jurisdiction have been the subject of much discussion by scholars' and judges.2 The labels "ancillary" and "pendent" are applied to the juris- * Associate Professor, Widener University School of Law. B.A., Yale University; J.D., Cornell University. The author wishes to thank Kevin M. Clermont, Karen Nelson Moore, Martin H. Redish, A.W.B. Simpson, and Rodney K. Smith for their helpful comments and advice. She also wishes to acknowledge the fine research assistance of Betty Jo Zbrzeznj, Bernard Conaway, and Francis McGovern. Finally, the author would like to express her gratitude for the encouragement of her colleagues, Charlotte L.