Amoureux v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company

Filing 5

ORDER TO REMAND - granting 4 Motion to Remand. Case remanded to Benton County Superior Court. Signed by Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson. (VR, Courtroom Deputy)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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ELVIS AMOUREUX, an individual
also known as Tess,

NO: 4:17-CV-5158-RMP

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Plaintiff,

ORDER TO REMAND

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v.
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AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign
corporation doing business in
Washington State,
Defendant.

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BEFORE THE COURT is the parties’ stipulated Motion to Remand to Benton

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County Superior Court. ECF No. 4. The parties agree that “Plaintiff’s claimed

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damages . . . do not exceed the required jurisdiction limits.” ECF No. 4 at 2. The

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Court finds remand appropriate due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See 28

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U.S.C. § 1332; 28 U.S.C. § 1447. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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1. The parties’ Stipulated Motion to Remand, ECF No. 4, is GRANTED.

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2. This case is REMANDED to Benton County Superior Court.
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3. Each party shall bear its own attorney fees and costs with respect to the
removal and remand of this matter.
IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Clerk is directed to enter this

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Order, provide copies to counsel, provide a certified copy of this Order to the Clerk

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of Benton County Superior Court, and close this file.

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DATED December 1, 2017.

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s/ Rosanna Malouf Peterson
ROSANNA MALOUF PETERSON
United States District Judge

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