Myers v. Doe

Full title: ANDREW AND ZUELA MYERS v. JOHN DOE, ET AL

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division

Date published: Dec 12, 2005

CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 04-2187 (W.D. La. Dec. 12, 2005)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 04-2187.

December 12, 2005

JUDGMENT OF REMAND

PATRICIA MINALDI, District Judge

For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein and after an independent review of the record, and a de novo determination of the issues, and consideration of the objections filed herein, and having determined that the findings are correct under applicable law;

IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a First Supplemental and Amended Petition for Damages [doc. #25] be, and it is hereby GRANTED.

The joinder of the non-diverse defendant destroys this court's subject matter jurisdiction. Accordingly, the cause is hereby remanded to the 14th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make out a certified copy of this judgment, and forward the same to the Clerk of the 14^th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana.