McLin v. H & H LURE CO.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
POLOZOLA, Chief Judge.
The defendants removed this diversity case alleging that Cynthia Mclin’s employer was fraudulently joined to defeat the Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Because the Court finds that the defendant William 0. Humphrey’s, Inc. (Humphrey’s) was fraudulently joined, the Court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear this case. Accordingly, the defendant Humphrey’s motion to dismiss 1 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is Granted.
I. Background
The plaintiffs originally filed this suit in a Louisiana state district court. The petition…
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