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CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00740-BAJ-RLB
05-28-2014
JUANA I. RIOS v. THE MALL OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is Defendants' MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY REMAND (Doc. 13), requesting that the Court "remand [this] case back to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana," (id. at p. 1). The Magistrate Judge has issued a REPORT (Doc. 14), recommending that the Court grant Defendants' Motion, (id. at p. 4). Plaintiff does not oppose Defendants' request.
Having carefully considered Defendants' MOTION (Doc. 13) and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORT (Doc. 14) and the recommendation contained therein, and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion.
Accordingly, for the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 14),
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY REMAND (Doc. 13) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 28th day of May, 2014.
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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA