Legal Opinion
Sunburst Bank v. Summit Acceptance Corp.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided March 9, 1995No. 1:94-cv-00374PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WINGATE, District Judge.
Before the court is the motion of plaintiff Sunburst Bank pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 1 asking this court to remand this lawsuit to the Mississippi state court where it originated. Defendant Summit Acceptance Corporation removed this lawsuit from state court to this federal forum pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441(a) 2 and 1332, 3 alleging diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy. The parties here are of diverse citizenship, a point contested by neither party. What is in dispute, however, is whether the amount in…
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