Miranti v. Lee

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals an order remanding a ease to state court and imposing costs and attorney’s fees on the defendant. The appeal of the remand order itself having been previously dismissed, the sole question before us is the propriety of the cost and fee award. For the following reasons, we vacate the order imposing attorney’s fees and affirm the order imposing costs.

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Following an automobile accident, plaintiff Francis J. Miranti sued Andrew Lee and his insurer, defendant-appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, in state court. Plaintiff and the…