Legal Opinion

Lampkin v. Media General, Inc.

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided February 2, 2004No. Civil Action 03-T-1182-SPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

This lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Essie Lampkin in the Circuit Court of Houston County, Alabama, against the defendants Media General, Inc. (MGI) and Media General Operations, Inc. (MGOI), on October 15, 2003. Service was completed on MGI on October 31 and on MGOI on October 29. MGI filed a notice of removal in this court on December 1, and filed an amended notice of removal on December 2.

This lawsuit is now before the court on Lampkin’s motion to remand. For the following reasons, the motion will be granted.

Lampkin contends that MGOI’s failure to join…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
  3. Newman v. Spectrum Stores, Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2000
  4. Smith v. Union National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2001
  5. Constitution Pub. Co. v. DaleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Beatie and Osborn LLP v. Patriot Scientific Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  2. Beard v. Lehman Bros. Holdings, Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2006
  3. Packard v. Temenos Advisory, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 2016
  4. Brandenburg v. BurnsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2019
  5. Kerr v. McGuireDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2020

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