Andrews v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

ORDER AFFIRMING REMAND

WINGATE, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of the defendant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (USF & G), to set aside the order of remand entered by the Magistrate Judge. USF & G asserts that the plaintiff’s motion for remand was untimely. Moreover, says USF & G, the joinder of Paul Stroud as a party defendant is fraudulent and nothing more than an attempt to defeat complete diversity and the jurisdiction of this court. The court has reviewed the order of the Magistrate Judge and the briefs of counsel and finds that the order remanding this matter to…