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discussing split of authority on whether remand motion is dispositive or non-dispositive; proceeding via report and recommendation
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C.A. NO. 10-cv-30082-MAP.
September 10, 2010
Following removal, Plaintiffs moved to remand this case to state court and requested attorneys' fees and costs (Dkt. No. 2). This motion was referred to Magistrate Judge Kenneth P. Neiman for a report and recommendation.
On July 8, 2010, Judge Neiman issued his Report and Recommendation, to the effect that Plaintiffs' motion should be allowed, but that the request for fees should be denied (Dkt. No. 14). The conclusion of the Report and Recommendation admonished the parties at n. 2 that any objections to the Report and Recommendation needed to be filed within fourteen days. No objection was filed by any party.
Based upon the merits of the Report and Recommendation, and in light of the absence of any objection, the court, upon de novo review, hereby ADOPTS Judge Neiman's Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 14). Based upon this, the court hereby ALLOWS Plaintiffs' Motion for Remand but DENIES Plaintiffs' Motion for Fees and Costs (Dkt. No. 2).
The clerk will remand this case to state court. This federal action may now be closed.
It is So Ordered.