Rumbaugh et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Filing 10

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's punitive damages prayer is is dismissed with prejudice. And the parties have stipulated that the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000, let alone the $75,000 jurisdictional thre shold for diversity jurisdiction, this case is REMANDED back to the Eighth Judicial District Court Case No. A-16-747133-C, Dept. IX, for participation in the Court Annexed Arbitration Program. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 5 the motion to dismiss is DENIED as moot. The Clerk of Court is instructed to REMAND and CLOSE THIS CASE. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 1/30/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - cc: Certified Copy of Order and Docket Sheet Sent to State Court - ADR)

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ECF Nos. 5, 9

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ORDER
Based on the parties’ stipulation [ECF No. 9] to dismiss and remand, and

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good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s punitive damages prayer
is
is dismissed with prejudiced. And the parties have stipulated that the amount in
controversy does not exceed $50,000, let alone the $75,000 jurisdictional threshold
for diversity jurisdiction, this case is REMANDED back to the Eighth Judicial
District Court Case No. A-16-747133-C, Dept. IX, for participation in the Court
Annexed Arbitration Program.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to dismiss [ECF No. 5] is DENIED
as moot. The Clerk of Court is instructed to REMAND and CLOSE THIS CASE.

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