Gromer v. MacK

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, Chief Judge.

The instant motion to remand this case removed from county probate court presents the question whether this court has subject matter jurisdiction and whether removal was objectively unreasonable and therefore justifies an award of attorney’s fees, expenses, and just costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Concluding that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and that removal was objectively unreasonable, the court grants the motion to remand and awards relief under § 1447(c).

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Plaintiff Mary Gromer (“Gromer”) and defendant Janet Mack…