Dunlap v. Cockrell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JANNIE DUNLAP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION 18-0365-WS-B ) MICHAEL E. COCKRELL, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER This recently removed matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Response to Show Cause Order (doc. 4). On August 21, 2018, defendant, Michael E. Cockrell, filed a Notice of Removal (doc. 1) removing this action from the Circuit Court of Perry County, Alabama to this District Court. Cockrell posited that federal subject matter jurisdiction was conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1332, because the…