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Akins v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Feb 10, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-653-SDD-SCR (M.D. La. Feb. 10, 2015)

Summary

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-653-SDD-SCR

02-10-2015

KRISTEN AKINS v. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.


RULING

The Court, after carefully considering the Petition , the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger dated December 23, 2014, to which no objection has been filed, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.

Rec. Doc. 1-2

Rec. Doc. 7.

ACCORDINGLY, the Plaintiff's Motion to Remand is DENIED.

Rec. Doc. 5.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 10 day of February, 2015.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA


Summaries of

Akins v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Feb 10, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-653-SDD-SCR (M.D. La. Feb. 10, 2015)

noting potential impact of Dart Cherokee on the two-part framework and denying remand based on claims making facially apparent an amount in controversy exceeding $75,000

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Case details for

Akins v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:KRISTEN AKINS v. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Feb 10, 2015

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-653-SDD-SCR (M.D. La. Feb. 10, 2015)

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