Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 03-1729-A, (LEAD CASE), CIVIL ACTION NO. 03-1941-A
April 27, 2004
JUDGMENT
For written reasons given this date, Plaintiff's Motion for Remand is GRANTED, and the suit filed by Robert Lowry bearing Civil Action Number 03-1941-A on this Court's docket is REMANDED to the Ninth (9th) Judicial District Court, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Based on Lack of Jurisdiction is DENIED, the Alternative Motion for Abstention is GRANTED, and the declaratory judgment suit bearing Civil Action No. 03-1729-A on this Court's docket is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss or in the Alternative to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration is DENIED AS MOOT.