Willman v. Riceland Foods, Inc.

ORDER

WM. R. WILSON, JR., District Judge.

Pending is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. 1 Separate Defendant Bayer Crop-Science LP (“Bayer”) responded. 2

This is an action for property and economic loss caused by alleged negligence of all Defendants and fraud on the part of separate Defendant Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”).

Bayer removed 3 this action on the basis of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and alleged that Riceland is an improper defendant. Riceland did not join in the removal. 4

Plaintiffs seek remand of this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) because complete diversity of…