Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-00354-BAJ-RLB
09-02-2020
EVAN BENNETT v. COBURN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amending Complaint (Doc. 11), seeking leave to file a First Amending and Supplemental Petition to substitute Defendant Richard Knighten for Defendant "John Doe." The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report And Recommendation (Doc. 12) recommending that Plaintiff's Motion be granted, and Plaintiff's First Amending and Supplemental Petition (Doc. 11-1) be entered into the record. As the proposed amendment will destroy diversity among the parties, the Magistrate Judge further recommends remanding this action to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. There are no objections to the Report and Recommendation.
Having carefully considered the underlying Petition, the instant motion, and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amending Complaint (Doc. 11) is GRANTED, and that Plaintiff's First Amending and Supplemental Petition (Doc. 11-1) be entered into the record under a separate docket entry.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 2nd day of September, 2020
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA