Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:01-cv-379BN
April 22, 2002
ORDER
On April 1, 2002, this Court found that Plaintiffs were entitled to recover the attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the improper removal of this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (c) and/or Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs were ordered to submit a motion for attorneys' fees and costs to the Court on or before April 17, 2002. The Court also specified that: "In the event the Court does not receive such motion, it . . . will impose sanctions to be paid by Ford Motor Company to the Court." On or about April 4, 2002, the undersigned received a correspondence from Plaintiffs indicating that they declined to request attorneys' fees and costs from the Court.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, in accordance with the Opinion and Order entered on April 1, 2002, that Defendant Ford Motor Company is to pay sanctions in the amount of $2,500.00 to the Clerk of the Court on or before May 1, 2002.