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McGhee v. Primerica Life Ins. Co.

United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
Sep 29, 2023
Civil Action 22-00873-BAJ-SDJ (M.D. La. Sep. 29, 2023)

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.


Summaries of

McGhee v. Primerica Life Ins. Co.

United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
Sep 29, 2023
Civil Action 22-00873-BAJ-SDJ (M.D. La. Sep. 29, 2023)
Case details for

McGhee v. Primerica Life Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:CATINA MCGHEE v. PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Court:United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

Date published: Sep 29, 2023

Citations

Civil Action 22-00873-BAJ-SDJ (M.D. La. Sep. 29, 2023)