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considering whether a plaintiff engaged in "procedural manipulation" to stop removal
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-263-SDD-SCR
08-19-2014
PHONG TRAN, ET AL v. LINDA BELL THOMPSON, 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 Stephen C. Riedlinger dated June 14, 2014. Defendant, Adaptive Engineering Lab, Inc., has filed an objection which the Court has considered.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
Accordingly, the Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand shall be granted. Further, under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), Defendant Adaptive Engineering Lab, Inc. shall pay attorney's fees, incurred as a result of the removal, in the amount of $1,000.00 to Plaintiffs within 30 days.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 19, 2014.
/s/ _________
SHELLY D. DICk, DISTRICT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA