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Fontenot v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.
W.D. La.March 20, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-785Cited 2 times
RemandedUnion Pacific Railroad Company
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Morgan
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- motion to remand
- State
- Louisiana
- Circuit
- 5th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Wrongful Termination
Outcome
The court granted plaintiffs' motion to remand the case to state court, finding that the substitution of a Louisiana-domiciled defendant (Phillips) for the unnamed John Doe defendant destroyed complete diversity jurisdiction, as citizenship is determined at the time of removal rather than at the time of amendment.
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