Hurley v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Full title: HURLEY, ET AL. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Sep 17, 2020

CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-00131-BAJ-SDJ (M.D. La. Sep. 17, 2020)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-00131-BAJ-SDJ

09-17-2020

HURLEY, ET AL. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

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

RULING AND ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Mark Raymond Hurley and Annie Hurley Motion to Remand (Doc. 5), seeking to remand this matter to the 20th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Feliciana, Louisiana due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report And Recommendation (Doc. 10) recommending that Plaintiffs' Motion be granted, and that this matter should be remanded to the 20th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Feliciana as the amount in controversy is below $75,000. There are no objections to the Report and Recommendation.

Having carefully considered Defendant's Notice of Removal, Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand, and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report And Recommendation (Doc. 10), and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand (Doc. 5) be GRANTED and that this matter be REMANDED to the 20th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Feliciana, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 17^th day of September, 2020

/s/ _________

JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA