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Louisiana v. Pfizer, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Jul 17, 2014
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00727-BAJ-RLB (M.D. La. Jul. 17, 2014)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00727-BAJ-RLB

07-17-2014

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PFIZER, INC.


RULING AND ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion to Remand. (Doc. 8). The Magistrate Judge has issued a REPORT (Doc. 18) recommending that Plaintiff's Motion be granted, and that Plaintiff's cause of action be remanded to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, (id. at p. 18). Defendant objects to the Magistrate Judge's Report. (Doc. 19).

Having independently considered Plaintiff's Motion to Remand and related filings—including Defendant's objections—the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORT (Doc. 18), and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's MOTION TO REMAND (Doc. 8) is GRANTED for the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 18).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 17th day of July, 2014.

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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA


Summaries of

Louisiana v. Pfizer, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Jul 17, 2014
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00727-BAJ-RLB (M.D. La. Jul. 17, 2014)
Case details for

Louisiana v. Pfizer, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PFIZER, INC.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Jul 17, 2014

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00727-BAJ-RLB (M.D. La. Jul. 17, 2014)

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