Hill v. Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America

ORDER

CARLOS E. MENDOZA, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion to Remand (Doc. 14) filed July 15, 2014. Defendant Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America filed its Response in Opposition (Doc. 16) on July 31, 2014. Plaintiff argues (1) that Defendant’s Notice of Removal (Doc. 1) was premature because it was based on a Motion for Leave to Amend which had not yet been ruled upon by the State court, or, alternatively, (2) untimely because it was filed more than one year after the commencement of the case in State court. For the reasons set forth below,…