Legal Opinion

Hill v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided November 1, 1999No. 99-1727-CIV-T-26CPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

LAZZARA, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Remand for Lack of Jurisdiction (Dkt.8), an affidavit of attorney’s fees (Dkt.9), and Defendant’s Memorandum in Opposition (Dkt.10). Plaintiffs seek to remand this case to state court on two grounds: 1) Defendant waived removal by actively participating in the state court action, and 2) the jurisdictional amount of $75,000.00 does not appear on the face of the amended complaint.

Pertinent Facts

When this case was originally brought in state court, Plaintiffs named and served two defendants: State Farm Mutual Automobile…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Billy Max Brown v. Demco, Inc. v. Employers Casualty Co., Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  2. Seth Ward v. Resolution Trust Corporation, as Receiver for Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Association Madison Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Heafitz v. Interfirst Bank of DallasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
  4. Scholz v. RDV Sports, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1993
  5. Schell v. Food MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937

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  3. MG Building Materials, Ltd. v. Paychex, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 2012
  4. Banks v. Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
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