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Savoy v. Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Jun 16, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-128-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. Jun. 16, 2015)

Summary

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-128-JWD-RLB

06-16-2015

STEPHANIE SAVOY v. POINTE COUPEE PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL.


OPINION

After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report dated May 29, 2015, to which no opposition was filed:

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (R. Doc.) is GRANTED, and that the action is REMANDED to the 18th Judicial District Court, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.

Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 16, 2015.

/s/ _________

JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA


Summaries of

Savoy v. Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Jun 16, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-128-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. Jun. 16, 2015)

holding that, after voluntary dismissal of Section 1983 claim early in litigation, several factors —judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity—all weighed in favor of remanding the remaining claim pursuant to the Louisiana Whistleblower Statute

Summary of this case from Tolliver v. City of New Roads
Case details for

Savoy v. Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury

Case Details

Full title:STEPHANIE SAVOY v. POINTE COUPEE PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Jun 16, 2015

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-128-JWD-RLB (M.D. La. Jun. 16, 2015)

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