FREEMAN v. HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. OF IOWA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA LAKISHA BAILEY FREEMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:23CV382 ) DAVON SHAQUILLE CALHOUN and ) HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. of ) IOWA ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER THOMAS D. SCHROEDER, District Judge. This is a negligence action initially filed in North Carolina state court by Plaintiff Lakisha Bailey Freeman of Iredell County, North Carolina, against Defendants Heartland Express, Inc. (“Heartland”) of Iowa and Davon Shaquille Calhoun of Georgia. (Doc. 2.) Before the court are two motions. First, upon removal…