Sealey v. Branch Banking and Trust Company (JOINT ASSIGN)(MAG+)

Filing 15

OPINION AND ORDER directing as follows: (1) plf's 14 objections are overruled; (2) the 13 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge is adopted; (3) the 6 MOTION to Remand is denied; further ORDERING that this case is referred back to the magistrate judge for further proceedings. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/19/18. (Attachments: # 1 civil appeals checklist)(djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

MELVIN LEWIS SEALEY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:17cv785-MHT
(WO)

OPINION AND ORDER
After

plaintiff

filed

this

case

in

the

Circuit

Court of Crenshaw County, Alabama, defendant removed
the

case

jurisdiction

to

this

pursuant

court,
to

asserting

28

U.S.C.

diversity
§

1332(a).

Plaintiff then moved to remand to state court.

The

case is now before the court on the recommendation of
the

United

States

Magistrate

motion to remand be denied.

Judge

that

plaintiff’s

Also before the court are

plaintiff’s objections to the recommendation.

Upon an

independent and de novo review of the record, the court

concludes that the objections should be overruled and
the recommendation adopted.
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Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) Plaintiff’s

objections

(doc.

no.

14)

are

overruled.
(2) The

recommendation

of

the

United

States

Magistrate Judge (doc. no. 13) is adopted.
(3) The motion to remand (doc. no. 6) is denied.
It is further ORDERED that this case is referred
back to the magistrate judge for further proceedings.
DONE, this the 19th day of September, 2018.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE