Landrum v. Georgia-Pacific LLC et al

Filing 31

ORDER ADOPTING 23 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 4 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Roosevelt Landrum. The motion is granted in part and denied in part as follows: the motion is granted as to Count I (Alabama Workers' Compensation Act Claim) of the Lead Case Amended Complaint and of the Member Case Complaint and those counts are severed and remanded to the Circuit Court of Choctaw County, Alabama; and the motion is denied as to all other counts. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 12/12/2016. (cmj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ROOSEVELT LANDRUM,
Plaintiff,

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) CASE NO. 16-cv-00399-KD-M
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) MEMBER CASE NO. 16-cv-00479-KD-M
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v.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER
PRODS. LP and SHERRY KNIGHT
Defendants.

ORDER
After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the
issues raised, and a de novo determination of those portions of the recommendation to which
objection is made, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(l)(B) and dated October 25, 2016, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Plaintiff’s
Motion to Remand (Doc. 4) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows:
1.

the Motion is GRANTED as to Count I (Alabama Workers’
Compensation Act Claim) of the Lead Case Amended Complaint and of
the Member Case Complaint and those counts are SEVERED and
REMANDED to the Circuit Court of Choctaw County, Alabama; and

2.

the Motion is DENIED as to all other counts.
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DONE and ORDERED this 12 day of December 2016.
/s/ Kristi K. DuBose
KRISTI K. DuBOSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE