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Powers v. Beacon CMP Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Aug 18, 2016
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-638 (W.D. La. Aug. 18, 2016)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-638

08-18-2016

KAY POWERS v. BEACON CMP CORP., ET AL.


MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA JUDGMENT

Plaintiff's motion to remand [Doc. 7] was referred to United State Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna for report and recommendation. After an independent review of the record, consideration of the objections lodged, a telephone conference with counsel for all parties followed by supplemental briefing, and in light of the factual allegations set forth in plaintiff's first supplemental and amended complaint [Doc. 62], the Court concludes the. Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation [Doc. 44] is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own.

As discussed at the telephone conference, the Court found plaintiff's original complaint, filed in state court, to be inartfully pleaded for purposes of federal pleading requirements. --------

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that plaintiff's motion to remand is GRANTED, and this lawsuit is remanded to the 15th Judicial District Court for Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers, Lafayette, Louisiana, this 18 day of August, 2016.

/s/_________

REBECCA F. DOHERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Powers v. Beacon CMP Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Aug 18, 2016
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-638 (W.D. La. Aug. 18, 2016)
Case details for

Powers v. Beacon CMP Corp.

Case Details

Full title:KAY POWERS v. BEACON CMP CORP., ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

Date published: Aug 18, 2016

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-638 (W.D. La. Aug. 18, 2016)

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