Opinion
Civil Action 22-00873-BAJ-SDJ
09-29-2023
CATINA MCGHEE v. PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
BRIAN A. JACKSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
On September 14, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18, the “Report”) recommending that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 8) be granted, and that the above-captioned action be remanded to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, due to Plaintiff having waived any right to seek or enforce any judgment over and above $75,000-i.e., less than the minimum amount-in-controversy required for diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (See Doc. 18 at 4, 9). Defendant objects to the Report. (Doc. 20).
Having conducted a de novo review of Defendant's Notice of Removal (Doc. 1), the parties' arguments and law set forth in the parties' respective briefing of the remand issue (Docs. 8, 9, 14), Plaintiff's stipulation (Doc. 1-2 ¶ VII), Defendant's objection to the Report (Doc. 20), and related pleadings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion in this matter.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 8) be and is hereby GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the above-captioned action be and is hereby immediately REMANDED to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.