Legal Opinion
Poore v. American-Amicable Life Insurance Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2000No. 99-12705PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas appeals the district court’s order remanding the case filed by Appellees Michael Poore and Bruce Bias to state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Appellant claims the district court did not have the authority to remand the case based on Appellees’ post-removal amended complaint. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s order and remand with instructions.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellees filed a class action complaint on October 19, 1998, in the Superior Court of Liberty County, Georgia. On behalf of a…
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