Oliver et al v. Hull

Filing 20

ORDER TO REMAND. Signed by Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman on 9/25/2024. (shl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
MICHAEL OLIVER, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
RICHARD HULL,
Defendant.

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No. 2:24-cv-02565-SHL-cgc

ORDER TO REMAND
Before the Court is Defendant Richard Hull’s Response to This Court’s Order Directing
Defendant to Supplement Notice of Removal (ECF No. 16), filed September 25, 2024. Hull
originally asserted in his Notice of Removal that the Court could exercise diversity of citizenship
jurisdiction over this action by aggregating each Plaintiff’s claim for damages to satisfy the
amount in controversy requirement. (ECF No. 1 at PageID 2.) Because aggregation is only
appropriate in certain circumstances, the Court ordered Hull to supplement his Notice of
Removal with additional authority to support his contention that aggregation is appropriate here.
(ECF No. 13.)
In his response, Hull acknowledged that he could not provide additional authority, and he
requested that this case be remanded back to Shelby County Circuit Court. (ECF No. 16 at
PageID 49.) On Hull’s request, and for the reasons set forth in the Order Directing Defendant to
Supplement Notice of Removal (ECF No. 13), the Court REMANDS this case back to Shelby
County Circuit Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 25th day of September, 2024.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE