Summary
denying remand where a detailed and itemized settlement letter with references to supporting documentation demanding $85,000 was found to be “an honest assessment of a reasonable settlement value of the case”
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-531-JJB-RLB
04-10-2014
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated March 7, 2014 (doc. no. 6) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, plaintiff's Motion for Remand (doc. no. 4) is DENIED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 10th day of April, 2014.
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JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA