CHARLES B. GOODWIN, Magistrate Judge.
Now before the Court is Plaintiff Jennifer Vesper's Motion to Remand to State Court (Doc. No. 60). Defendant Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma City (hereinafter, "the District") and Defendants Aurora Lora, Eduardo Sindaco, and Janis Perrault, who are sued in their individual capacities (hereinafter, collectively, the "Individual Defendants"), have responded in opposition (Doc. No. 64), and Vesper has filed a reply in support of her request that the Court remand the remaining state law claims to the District Court for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Doc. No. 66).
This matter was filed in state court on June 29, 2017, see Pet. (Doc. No. 1-1), and removed on October 27, 2017. See Notice of Removal (Doc. No. 1). On November 20, 2018, the Court dismissed with prejudice all federal law claims over which it had original jurisdiction. See Order of Nov. 20, 2018 (Doc. No. 57); Order of Nov. 20, 2018 (Doc. No. 58).
Because no federal law claims survived Defendants' challenges, the Court was permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), if in the exercise of its discretion it chose to do so, to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's state law claims. See Smith v. City of Enid ex rel. Enid City Comm'n, 149 F.3d 1151, 1156 (10th Cir. 1998) (when all federal claims have been dismissed, court may, and usually should, decline to exercise jurisdiction over remaining state claims). After consideration of the Tenth Circuit's decision in Thatcher Enters. v. Cache Cty. Corp., 902 F.2d 1472 (10th Cir. 1990), wherein the circuit court recognized that courts may exercise jurisdiction even in the absence of any triable federal law claims if, "given the nature and extent of [the] pretrial proceedings, judicial economy, convenience, and fairness would be served by retaining jurisdiction," id. at 1478,
Plaintiff has now contended that remand to state court is warranted because "[d]iscovery is not even close to being completed," Pl.'s Reply (Doc. No. 66) at 4, "[t]here has not yet been a final disclosure of . . . witnesses and exhibits," id.,
After considering and weighing all pertinent factors, the Court finds that Plaintiff has not demonstrated that remand is warranted under these circumstances. Judicial economy weighs in favor of exercising jurisdiction. The Court is familiar with the facts and history of the case and is fully capable of resolving not only any discovery issues that may arise, but also the state law on which Plaintiff's claims are based—laws that are not novel, complex, or unsettled.
Furthermore, the factors of convenience and fairness are neutral. First, Plaintiff and Defendant Perrault reside in, and the offices of counsel are located in, the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Defendant Sindaco resides in Austin, Texas, see Defs.' Mot. to Strike Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 51) at 5, and, according to Defendants, Defendant Lora is in the process of moving out of state. See id. at 7. Second, Plaintiff has not demonstrated that the cost of litigating in this forum is significantly greater than litigating her claims in state court.
Because Plaintiff has advanced no grounds that require further consideration of this issue or that justify remand at this stage, the Court in its discretion DENIES Plaintiff Vesper's Motion to Remand to State Court (Doc. No. 60).
IT IS SO ORDERED.