Columbus, Georgia v. Expedia, Inc.

Filing 19

ORDER directing Defendant to clarify basis for removal not later than 9/6/2011. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 8/30/2011. (nbp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action 4:11-CV-104 (HL)
v.
EXPEDIA, INC.,
Defendant.
ORDER
The Court has made an initial review of the Notice of Removal filed by
Defendant Expedia, Inc.. The Court notes that Defendant has filed over 12,000
pages of exhibits in connection with its removal notice, many of which are
duplicate documents.1 Counsel for Defendant are ordered to provide the Court
with a list by document and page number as listed in the Court’s docket2, as well
as specific paragraphs and lines, identifying the basis for removing this case. This
list must be filed on or before September 6, 2011.
SO ORDERED, this the 30th day of August, 2011.
s/Hugh Lawson
HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE
mbh

1 For instance, the Verified Complaint filed in May of 2006 is filed at both Document 1-2 and Document
12. The First Amended and Recast Complaint filed in July of 2011 is filed at both Document 1-2 and
Document 1-8.
2 Examples:

Plaintiff’s First Amended and Recast Complaint at Document 1-2, pages 43-101
Notice of Filing Production at Document 12-20, pages 1-4