CARBON COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. DUMANOV

Filing 6

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS and DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Esther Salas on 1/11/16. (cm )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
CARBON COUNTY COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS COMMONWEATH
OF PENNSLYVANIA,
Civil Action No. 15-1602 (ES) (MAH)
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
JOSEPH DUMANOV,
Defendant.
SALAS, DISTRICT JUDGE
On March 3, 2015, Defendant Joseph Dumanov removed the instant action from the Court
of Common Pleas Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (D.E. No. 1). On October 2, 2015, Magistrate
Judge Michael A. Hammer issued an Order to Show Cause as to why the instant case should not
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (D.E. No. 3).
Following Defendant’s written submission, Judge Hammer recommended that the District
Court dismiss the action with prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.

(D.E. No. 5, Report and

Recommendation). In particular, Judge Hammer found that Defendant’s notice of removal failed
to state a federal cause of action or allege diversity of citizenship. (See id. at 2).
Having reviewed Defendant’s submission and Judge Hammer’s Report and
Recommendation, and for the reasons stated therein,
IT IS on this 11th day of January 2016,
ORDERED that this Court adopts Magistrate Judge Hammer’s Report and
Recommendation, (D.E. No. 5), in full, as the Opinion of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that the case is dismissed with prejudice; and it is further
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ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court may terminate docket entry number 5 and make
this matter as CLOSED.
SO ORDERED.
s/Esther Salas
Esther Salas, U.S.D.J.

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