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holding that the plaintiff's medical expenses of $7,318 at the time of removal [which is slightly less that Jaral's medical expenses here], with the possible additional cost of an MRI, physical therapy, and a recommendation for epidural steroid injections, along with several lumbar disc bulges, was not sufficient for federal jurisdiction
Summary of this case from Jaral v. Amica Mut. Ins. Co.Opinion
CIVIL ACTION 16-841-SDD-RLB
05-01-2017
WALTER COLE, III, ET AL. v. MESILLA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION, ET AL
RULING
The Court has carefully considered the Petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated March 14, 2017. Plaintiff has filed an Objection which the Court has also considered.
Rec. Doc. 1-4.
Rec. Doc. 10.
Rec. Doc. 7.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand is GRANTED and this action shall be remanded to the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana. Further, the Parties shall bear their own costs.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 1 day of May, 2017.
/s/ _________
SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA