Opinion
Civil Action 21-00498-BAJ-RLB
01-27-2022
JOYCE BRADLEY v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
BRIAN A. JACKSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
This is a slip-and-fall case. Plaintiff filed her original Petition For Damages on December 30, 2020, in the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, Louisiana. (Doc. 1-2). On August 25, 2021, Defendants removed Plaintiffs action to this District, invoking the Court's diversity jurisdiction. (Doc. 1)
Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs opposed Motion For Remand (Doc. 3), seeking remand to state court on the basis that Defendants' Notice of Removal is untimely and, further, that complete diversity is not satisfied because she has included various “John Doe” defendants among the parties. The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 7), recommending that Plaintiffs Motion be denied. (Doc. 7). There are no objections to the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.
Having carefully considered Defendants' removal papers, Plaintiffs Motion, and related filings, and in the absence of any objection from Plaintiff, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 7), and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion in this matter.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion For Remand (Doc. 3) be and is hereby DENIED.