Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-00195-BAJ-RLB
12-10-2020
PEYTON PIERCE v. MESA UNDERWRITERS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff's Second Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. 13), in which Plaintiff seeks to amend his Complaint to name additional defendants and include a prayer for exemplary damages. The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report And Recommendation (Doc. 17) recommending that the Court grant Plaintiff's Motion and enter Plaintiff's Revised First Amended Complaint (Doc. 13-3) into the record. As the proposed amendment will destroy diversity among the parties, the Magistrate Judge further recommends remanding this action to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. There are no objections to the Report and Recommendation.
Having carefully considered the underlying Petition, the instant motion, and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Second Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. 13) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Revised First Amended Complaint (Doc. 13-3) be entered into the record under a separate docket entry.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 10th day of December, 2020
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA