King v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company et al

Filing 24

MEMORANDUM ORDER overruling objections and adopting 19 Report and Recommendation. Pltf's 4 Motion to Remand is granted, and this case is remanded to the 136th Judicial District Court of Jefferson County, TX. All pending motions not addressed herein are denied as moot without prejudice. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 7/9/10. (tkd, )

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King v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company et al Doc. 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION JAMES KING, Plaintiff, v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, UNUM GROUP, and ROY CARROLL, Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:09-CV-983 MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING REPORT, OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND REMANDING CASE Pending before the Court is the Plaintiff's Motion to Remand [Doc. #4]. The Court referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin for consideration and recommended disposition of case-dispositive pretrial motions. The Court has received and considered the report of the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to such order, along with the record, pleadings, and all available evidence. The magistrate judge recommended that the Plaintiff's motion to remand be granted. The Defendants filed objections, and the Plaintiff responded to those objections. Pursuant to the Defendants' objections and in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(3), the Court conducted a de novo review of the magistrate judge's findings, the record, the specific objections, and the applicable law in this proceeding. Dockets.Justia.com Having considered the Defendants' specific objections, the Court finds that the objections are without merit, and Judge Giblin's findings and analysis are not in error in analyzing the motion to remand and the improper joinder issue. The Court agrees with Judge Giblin that the Defendants have not carried their burden to establish that Roy Carroll was improperly joined in this case to defeat jurisdiction. The Court therefore ORDERS that Defendants' objections [Doc. #21] to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation are OVERRULED. The Court further accepts the findings, analysis and recommended disposition set forth in Judge Giblin's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that the report and recommendation [Doc. # 19] of the magistrate judge is ADOPTED. It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to remand [Doc. # 4] is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this case is REMANDED to the 136th Judicial District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, from which it was removed. All pending motions not addressed herein are DENIED as MOOT, without prejudice. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 9 day of July, 2010. ___________________________________ Ron Clark, United States District Judge 2

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