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Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. Wetland Equip. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
May 29, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-68-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. May. 29, 2015)
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In Livingston, the plaintiff argued that because it was facially apparent from the state court Petition that the case was removable, defendant's removal 45 days after service of the Petition was untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b).

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-68-JWD-RLB

05-29-2015

LIVINGSTON PARISH GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 v. WETLAND EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

OPINION

After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report dated April 28, 2015 to which no objection was filed:

IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (R. Doc. 4) is DENIED.

Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 29, 2015.

/s/_________

JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Summaries of

Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. Wetland Equip. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
May 29, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-68-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. May. 29, 2015)

In Livingston, the plaintiff argued that because it was facially apparent from the state court Petition that the case was removable, defendant's removal 45 days after service of the Petition was untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b).

Summary of this case from Williams v. Brand Energy & Infrastructure Servs., Inc.

In Livingston, this Court ultimately concluded that the 30-day period for removing the action was not triggered by service of the Petition because the Petition did not include a specific allegation that the plaintiff's damages exceeded the federal jurisdictional amount.

Summary of this case from Williams v. Brand Energy & Infrastructure Servs., Inc.
Case details for

Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. Wetland Equip. Co.

Case Details

Full title:LIVINGSTON PARISH GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 v. WETLAND EQUIPMENT…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: May 29, 2015

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CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-68-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. May. 29, 2015)

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