Brown v. Globe Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Full title: JOE W. BROWN, JR. v. GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Oct 26, 2014

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-00384-BAJ-RLB (M.D. La. Oct. 26, 2014)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-00384-BAJ-RLB

10-26-2014

JOE W. BROWN, JR. v. GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING AND ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff Joe W. Brown, Jr.'s ("Plaintiff") Motion to Remand (Doc. 4). The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10), recommending that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand be denied. Plaintiff did not file an objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report.

Having independently considered Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 4) and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Doc. 10), and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.¹

1 Specifically, this Court finds that it is facially apparent from Plaintiff's complaint that the amount in controversy likely meets or exceeds the jurisdictional minimum. Furthermore, this Court agrees that Plaintiff's post-removal stipulation does not meet the narrow grounds set forth in Marcel v. Pool Company, 5 F.3d 81, 85 (5th Cir. 1993). --------

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand is DENIED for the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 26^th day of October, 2014.

/s/ _________

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA