Bridges et al v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP et al

Filing 47

RULING Affirming and Adopting #33 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 11/18/2013. (CGP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
DAVID BRIDGES, ET AL.
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 13-477-JJB-SCR
PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, ET AL.
RULING AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
This matter is before the court on the Plaintiffs David Bridges; John Courtney; Jerry
Freeman, Sr.; Wyman Fuller; James Hardy; Terry Keith; Jerry Kitchens, Sr.; Randy Newsome,
Sr.; Thomas Sullivan; and Willie Thompson’s (“Plaintiffs”) Motion (doc. 22) to Remand. In his
Report and Recommendations (doc. 33), the Magistrate Judge found that the Plaintiffs’ Motion
to Remand should be denied, based primarily on the 2011 revisions to 28 U.S.C. § 1441.
Subsequently, the Plaintiffs filed an Objection (doc. 39) to the Report and Recommendations.
After reviewing the Report and Recommendations and the parties’ respective briefings on
the matter, the Court hereby AFFIRMS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendations (doc. 33).
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 18, 2013.

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JUDGE JAMES J. BRADY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA