Carter v. Culpepper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION JEFF CARTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:24-cv-01790-SGC ) DEVIN R. CULPEPPER, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Jeff Carter initiated this matter by filing a complaint in Jefferson County Circuit Court on November 28, 2023. (Doc. 1-1).2 The complaint arises from a two- vehicle accident and asserts claims for negligence and negligent entrustment; it names Devin Culpepper as the sole defendant, although it also lists fictitious parties. Following belated service by publication, Culpepper timely…