Opinion
Civil Action 21-675-SDD-RLB
08-30-2023
JASON MITCHELL, ETAL. v. SOUTHERN FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
RULING
SHRLLY D. DICK CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
The Court has carefully considered the Motion, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated August 1, 2023, to which no objection has been filed.
Rec. Doc. 22.
Rec. Doc. 24.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY, Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint and for Issuance of New Scheduling Order is GRANTED to the extent it seeks leave to amend to join the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association as an additional defendant.
Rec. Doc. 22.
T IS ORDERED that the Clerk's Office shall file Plaintiffs Second Amended Petition for Damages and For Bad Faith Penalties, Attorney's Fees and Judicial Interestinto the record.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the 19th Judicial District Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in light of the addition of the non-diverse defendant Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association.