Ritenour v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GALLAS, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Brad L. Ritenour’s lawsuit was filed in the Court of Common Pleas for Tuscarawas County, Ohio and removed by defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (State Farm) . to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Although the complaint is premised on declaratory judgment, there is a demand for compensatory and punitive damages and based on the. stipulation of fact (Docket No. 17), there clearly is an actual case and controversy over the denial of medical payment insurance coverage in the amount…