Legal Opinion
Scotiabank De P.R. v. Halais-Borges
United States District Court
Decided December 11, 2018No. Civil No. 18-1350 (FAB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BESOSA, District Judge.
The Court remanded this action to the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, San Juan Superior Division, case number K CD 2012-1782. (Docket No. 16.) Plaintiff Scotiabank de Puerto Rico ("Scotiabank") requests the Court to order defendant Eric Santiago Halais-Borges ("Halais") to pay attorneys' fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1447(c) (" section 1447"). (Docket No. 19.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Scotiabank's motion for attorneys' fees.
I. Background
On May 7, 2018, Halais filed a notice of removal. (Docket No. 1.) Halais invoked the Court's federal…
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