Thomas v. Transcore, LP

Full title: JULIE E. THOMAS, v. TRANSCORE, LP et al.

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 30, 2022

Civ. 1:21-CV-1040 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 30, 2022)

Opinion

Civ. 1:21-CV-1040

03-30-2022

JULIE E. THOMAS, v. TRANSCORE, LP et al.

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge

ORDER

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge

AND NOW, this 30^th day of March, 2022, upon consideration of the motion to remand filed by Plaintiff Julie E. Thomas (Doc. 17) and in accordance with the accompanying memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

I. Plaintiff's motion for remand is DENIED without prejudice;

II. Plaintiff is GRANTED 45 days from the date of this order to conduct discovery on the limited issue of whether she can satisfy the citizenship require for remand pursuant to § 1332(d)(4)(B);

III. Plaintiff may re-file her motion for remand no later than 21 days after the close of the discovery period;

IV. Defendants' outstanding motions to dismiss (Docs. 9-10) are DENIED without prejudice to their right to re-file the motions in the event the court does not decline to exercise jurisdiction.