Legal Opinion

Gant v. State Farm LLoyds

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided January 27, 2022No. 3:21-cv-02164Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION DEBORAH GANT, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:21-CV-2164-B § STATE FARM LLOYDS and § NICK LERMA, § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff Deborah Gant (“Gant”)’s Motion to Remand (Doc. 5). Because the Court finds there is no reasonable basis to predict that Gant may be able to recover against the nondiverse defendant, Nick Lerma (“Lerma”), and that Lerma was therefore improperly joined, the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Gant’s claims against Lerma. Further, because…

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