Cleveland v. Commonwealth National Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

This cause is before the court on the motion of plaintiff Carolyn Cleveland to remand to the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi. Defendant Central United Life Insurance Company (Central United) opposes the motion, and the court, having considered the parties’ memoranda and submissions, concludes that the motion should be granted.

Cleveland, in her capacity as Adminis-tratrix of the Estate of Billy Cleveland, filed the present action on December 31, 2002 in state court to recover nearly $375,000 in policy benefits alleged to be…