Jones et al v. Ditech Financial, LLC et al

Filing 29

OPINION AND ORDER directing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(c), this cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of Elmore County, Alabama; Any pending motion is left for resolution by thestate court; directing the clerk to takeappropriate steps to effect the remand;This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 4/18/18. Certified copy mailed to Circuit Court of Elmore County, AL.(djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
RODREKA JONES, as personal
representative of the
estate of Nathaniel
Griffin, Sr., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, and
U.S. BANK, N.A.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:18cv15-MHT
(WO)

OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff

brought

misrepresentation,
court.

and

this
wrongful

action

for

disclosure

fraud,
in

state

Defendants removed the case to federal court

contending that this court has diversity jurisdiction
over the case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332.

After the United

States Magistrate Judge questioned the parties as to
the

basis

jointly

the

filed

controversy
remand.

for

is
The

a

court’s

jurisdiction,

stipulation

less

than

court

that

$ 75,000
therefore

the

and

the

parties

amount

in

consenting

concludes

to

that

jurisdiction is lacking and that remand to state court
is appropriate.
***
Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), this
cause

is

remanded

to

the

Circuit

Court

of

Elmore

County, Alabama.
Any pending motion is left for resolution by the
state court.
The

clerk

of

the

court

is

DIRECTED

to

take

appropriate steps to effect the remand.
This case is closed in this court.
DONE, this the 18th day of April, 2018.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE