Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-0554
07-14-2016
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA
JUDGMENT
This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna for Report and Recommendation. No objections have been filed. The Court concludes that the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge is correct. Accordingly;
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand [rec. doc. 10] is GRANTED. This lawsuit is remanded to the 13th Judicial District Court for Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's request for costs, expenses and attorney's fees is GRANTED, and accordingly, the plaintiff is awarded $2500.00 for the defendants' improper removal of this action.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 14 day of July, 2016.
/s/ _________
REBECCA F. DOHERTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE