Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16-CV-01540
04-26-2017
JUDGE MINALDI
MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY
JUDGMENT
Before the court are the Report and Recommendation, (Rec. Doc. 19), of the Magistrate Judge; an Objection to the Report and Recommendation, (Rec. Doc. 20), filed by the plaintiff; and a Response to the Plaintiff's Objection, (Rec. Doc. 21), filed by the defendant. After an independent review of the record and a de novo determination of the issues, and determining that the findings of the Magistrate Judge in the Report and Recommendation are correct under applicable law,
IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, (Rec. Doc. 19), of the Magistrate Judge is ACCEPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Remand, (Rec. Doc. 8), filed by the plaintiff, is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Attorney Fees, (Rec. Doc. 13), filed by the plaintiff, is DENIED.
Alexandria, Louisiana, this 26th day of April, 2017.
/s/_________
DEE D. DRELL, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE