Comeaux v. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association

Filing 26

JUDGMENT adopting 25 Report and Recommendations. IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs MOTION TO REMAND [Doc. 13] is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE at this time, with leave to re-urge after limited jurisdictional discovery described in the REPORT AND RECOMMEND ATION. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, commencing on the date of this Judgment, the parties are permitted to conduct jurisdictional discovery as described in the REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, at the conclusion of which Plaintiff may re-urge her Motion to Remand. Signed by Judge David C Joseph on 9/24/2024. (crt,LaCombe, L)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
SUSAN COMEAUX

CIVIL CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00295

VERSUS

JUDGE DAVID C. JOSEPH

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION

MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THOMAS P. LEBLANC

JUDGMENT
Before the court is a REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [Doc. 25] of the Magistrate
Judge, recommending that the MOTION TO REMAND [Doc. 13] filed by plaintiff, Susan
Comeaux, be DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE at this time to allow time for
jurisdictional discovery.
The REPORT

AND

RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge having been

considered, and determining that the findings are correct under the applicable law,
and noting the absence of objections to the REPORT

AND

RECOMMENDATION in the

record;
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s MOTION
DENIED WITHOUT
after

limited

PREJUDICE

jurisdictional

at

this

discovery

TO

time,

described

REMAND [Doc. 13] is

with
in

leave
the

to

re-urge

REPORT

AND

RECOMMENDATION; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, commencing on the date of this Judgment,
the parties are permitted to conduct jurisdictional discovery as described in the
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, at the
conclusion of which Plaintiff may re-urge her Motion to Remand.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers on this 24th day of September, 2024.

_________________________________________
DAVID C. JOSEPH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE