Eriakha v. University of MS

Summary

The court affirmed the dismissal of Bennard Eriakha's federal constitutional and state-law claims, while modifying the judgment to require that sovereign-immunity dismissals be without prejudice. It held that the alleged academic decisions did not plausibly support retaliation, equal-protection, or due-process claims, and that the individual-capacity claims were independently barred by qualified immunity. The court also upheld the district court's decisions to decline supplemental jurisdiction, consolidate the related cases, and deny preliminary-relief motions as moot.