Your assignment concerns a $1983$ claim for a civil rights violation in federal court. The plaintiff in this case is suing police officers $($state employees$)$ in federal court, alleging they violated the decedent$$s constitutional rights. You will see $1983$ referred to by its full citation: $42$ U$.$S$.$C$.1983.$ U$.$S$.$C$.$ is short for $$United States Code,$$ which is the code under which all federal laws reside.

$28$ U$.$S$.$C$.1367$ is the federal statute that allows a federal court to hear a state law case $($such as the medical malpractice lawsuit in this case$)$ in conjunction with a federal case if certain criteria are met. Write an IRAC$-$style case summary. Distill and synthesize the issue, rule, analysis, and conclusion that the court made.