Legal Opinion
Bullock v. United Ben. Ins. Co.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided August 16, 2001No. CIV. A. 01-D-683-SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DE MENT, District Judge.
Before the court is Plaintiff Betty Bullock’s Motion To Remand, which was filed July 11, 2001. Defendant United Benefit Insurance Company (“United”) opposes said Motion on the basis that the only non-diverse defendant has been fraudulently joined. After construing the facts in the light most favorable to Plaintiff and having carefully considered the arguments and the record as a whole, the court finds that Plaintiffs Motion To Remand is due to be denied.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
[4,5] In examining whether a joinder is fraudulent, the court…
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