Jones v. Johnson & Johnson et al

Filing 28

ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 7/2/2018: Plaintiff's motion to remand, 19 , is granted. The Clerk is directed to remandthis case to the Circuit Court of Cook County forthwith. Defendant Walgreens'smotion to dismiss, 9 , is transferred to the Circuit Court of Cook County. [For further detail see attached order.] Terminate civil case. Notices mailed. (psm, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
LAMONT JONES, Individually, and as
Independent Administrator on behalf
of the ESTATE OF VONCILE JONES,
Deceased,

No. 18 CV 2281

Plaintiff,

Judge Manish S. Shah

v.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON &
JOHNSON CONSUMER CO., INC.,
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CUSTOMER
LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, and
WALGREEN CO.,
Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff’s motion to remand, [19], is granted. The Clerk is directed to remand
this case to the Circuit Court of Cook County forthwith. Defendant Walgreens’s
motion to dismiss, [9], is transferred to the Circuit Court of Cook County. Terminate
civil case.
STATEMENT
With the exception of plaintiff’s wrongful death and survival action claims,
the complaint in this action is substantially similar to the complaint in Leach v.
Johnson & Johnson et al., No. 18-CV-2095 (N.D. Ill.). Additionally, the briefs the
parties submitted on the motion to remand in this case are virtually identical to the
briefs the parties submitted on the motion to remand in Leach. For the same
reasons that the court granted the motion to remand in Leach, the court now
concludes that plaintiff’s allegations are sufficient to support joinder of Walgreens
and to defeat diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff’s motion to remand is granted. See
Leach, No. 18-CV-2095, Docket No. 34 (N.D. Ill. June 26, 2018).
ENTER:
Date: July 2, 2018

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Manish S. Shah
United States District Judge