Aguirre v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

Filing 28

ORDER denying 20 Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 7/14/2017. (kcg)

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UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA M i m iDi son a vii Cas Num be 1 61023- V- OREN O e r: 7Cl M BLANCA AGUI RRE, Pl ntf, ai if VS. W AL- ART STORES EAST, LP, M Def nt enda . ORDER DENYI PLAI FF' M O TI TO REM AND NG NTI S ON Thi c ea iesfom asi a f l a W alM a t BlncaAguir s d W a- a tSt e , s as rs r lp- nd-a l t - r. a r e ue lM r or s l i sa ecou t and lt ra e dt compl i t c nget def nda t W a -M a tSt e nc.n tt r, a e m nde he ant o ha he e nt o l r or s Ea t LP. The a nde co pl ntal ge a t pe ii d amountofdn a exc edi s, me d m ai le d n ms c fe m ges e ng $1 000.Fi daysa t flng t n nde co pl nt AguiresentW alM ar a dem and lter 5, ve fer ii he me d m ai , r - t et ofe i t s tl t ma t f $98, f rng o e te he ter or 500.Theltera lged $1 ,897 i pa tm e ca bil a t t e t le 8 n s di l ls nd ha Aguir ' te tng physci r c me d slge y a team e t alng bewe n $87,000 and res rai i an e om nde tr r nd r t nt ot i t e $105, 000.Thea e d c m nde ompli a s r e e d damage f r i e ala, i and s f rng, ant lo ef r nce s o , nt r i pan ufe i me a a g ih d fr t , n l s o c p ct f rt ee j y n o lf .W a- athe ntl n u s , eo miy a d o s f a a i o h n o me t f ie lM r t n y rmo e tec s t t i Co r b s do d v ri j rs it n. e v d h a e o h s u t a e n i est u idci y o Af e c er i w ih W alM a ts c t r onf rng t - r ' ouns , Aguir a i a e d he c el re ga n m nde r ompl ntt name ai o t pr rdef nda ,Sn ' Eas , l I t s s c am e d c pl nt Agui r a l s f t he ope e nt m s t nc. n hi e ond nde om ai , r e lege or he trttme,4 ai ifs ksno r i , c us ofaci r m e ordamage t twoul co er i s i ç ntf ee pl elef a e ton, e dy s ha d nf fd r lu idito u o t cam a s re a de p e syds li çn i d a ' a g si e e a j rs cin p n he li s e td n x r sl icams idviu l d ma e n e es of$75, 00. 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Be tBu Co. 269 F. 1 6,1 9 ontove s t he i he as e ' li s y , 3d 31 31 ( 1h Ci.2001. 1t r ) He e W a- a tpr ry r m ove t sca et f de a co t l i notfaci l appar nt r , lM r ope l e d hi s o e r l ur. t s aly e fom Aguir ssa e cour compl i t tt n r re' t t - t ant ha he mounti c r r y e e $75,000,asAguir n ontove s xc eds re al ge onl t tda le d y ha mage e ed $1 000. Thus t sCou tl s xce 5, r ookst W alM a tsnotc of o - r' ie , hi r moval Thenotceofr m ova pr s nt Aguir spos-ui de a lte , com pl e w ih e . i e l ee s re' ts t m nd e tr et t me c lr or a medi lbil , c a 1s r dn a i e s o $75,000. Aguir di a ec ds nd ca ls whi h 1 uppo t m ges n xce s f re aleg t ts ha i ured $1 897 i pa tmedi le ns s a herteai physc a l es ha he s nc r 8, n s ca xpe e , nd r tng ii n r c me d s de s ge y a team e e tma e a ac tbewee $8 ,000 and e om nde houl r ur r nd r t nt si t d t os t n 7 $1 000 whi Ag re c endsi ac e v tveesi t . Aguir slteras ofe edt 05, ch uir ont s ons r a i tma e r e' e t lo f r o - 2- s tl t m atrf r$98, e te he te o 500. Thi e de cla l s ife W alM a tsbur n t esa ih t s vi nce e ry atsi s - r ' de o t bls he j rs ito a n u ti c nr v ry. u idcin l mo n n o to e s Ag re' a g e sf r mand a ewihoutm e i. Fis , uir s r um nt or e r t rt r t Aguir a guest tt pr e re r ha he es nt co a ntale sû a ntf s ksno r le , ca eofa i n,r m e orda a t twoul mpli lge t i if ee pl e if us cto e dy m ges ha d c n e fd rl u idcin u ntecamsa s re h r i, nde p e sydicamsç iiu l o fr e e a j rs ito po h li se td een a x r sl s li i vd a' nd da ag i e es of$75, ' Ho m es n xc s 000., weve ,t sal ga i onl a r i t pos r m oval r hi le ton y ppea s n he t e - sc a e e ond m nded c ompli ,and wa noti t a lgatonsa t tm eofr a nt s n he le i t he i emova . Pos - em oval l tr rd cin i tea u ti c nr ves b lw tej rs cin l ni m d n t v s aditit e u to s n h mo n n o to ry eo h u idito a mi mu o o die t src c u t fis u idcin.Se , . , o ev Ame ianAmiabefteI s Co , 8F 3d 1287, o r o t j rs ito e eg.Po r . rc - c l a ' n . .21 / . 1 ( 1h Ci. 291 1 t r 2000) overuld i tonot rgr ndsi Al e v UnioyalTieCo. 508 , r e npar he ou n varz r r , . F. 639,6 41( 1hCi. 3d 40- 1 t r 2007) Bur Co.v Cl e ; t . ar ndonNat'I C/.No.10-10523,2010 l ns , . W L 261 6868,a *1(11hCi. ul 1 201 .Be us Aguir satmpta r duci dn s t t r J y , 0) ca e re' te t e ng mage onl a y ppea si t pos-e ova s ond n e d c r n he tr m l ec m nde ompli , t sCour doesnotc i ri i ant hi t onsde t n a l ng t a nayzi he mounti c r s f pur esofr n ontovery or pos emoval . Sec ond,Aguir ar st the pos-ui de a l te cn re gue ha r ts t m nd e tr nnotbeus d t esa ih e o t bls dv riyj rs ito b c u ei wa l tdt c nfd n il g o fihn g tai n Thi Cour ie st u id ci n e a s t s i e o o e ta, o d at e oito s s mi t . dia e .Coursr i y pe m i t us ofpos-ui de nd lte si deer ni t a s gr es t outnel r t he e ts t ma e tr n t mi ng he mount i c r r y. See e g. M u s r v W al ar St e E. L. , o.1 62231 201 W L 1 n ont ove s s e . m t or s , . , P.N 6, 7 337477, a *3( D.Fl.Apr 2,201 ( t S. a . 7) Cooke,J) Nac i v Ga denFr s Re tCor ,N o.14.; hamkn . r e h s p. . 8 91 , 01 W L 1 61 3 0, t* ( D. a 2 4 ( s a J) Caho nv Con-Way Frei , 0 72 4 2 1 6 a 2 S. Fl. 01 ) Ry k mp, .; l u ght . I . No.1 1 0,201 W L 4062590, a * ( D. a. t 1 201 ( oor, )(ç ts t nc, 0- 421 0 t 2 S. Fl Oc. 5, 0) M e J. s -ui pos de mand lte m a beconsde ed i de e m i ng i t n et r y i r n t r ni f he mounti contover yr quieme ha n r s e r nt s b e s tsid' . e n aife .) ' - 3- W alM a t m e isbur n i pr ng by a pr ponde a oft e de t tt - r has t t de n ovi e r nce he vi nce ha he a mti c r ve s e e $75, a t tm eofr m ova Ther f e,i i mol n onto r y xce ded 000 t he i e l e or t s . ORDERED AND ADJUDGED t tAguir sM oton t Dim isi DENI . ha re' i o s s s ED DONE AND ORDERED i Cha n mber a M im i Fl i ,t s s t a , orda hi ' ' F FEDERJ A C . ofJ y 201 ul 7. o INI s'AiEsDI CTJ J TED rSTRI UDGE Co e f r s d t pi s u ni he o: Couns lofRe or e c d - 4-

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