James v. Mejia

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION MELVIN JAMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:20-CV-298-WKW ) [WO] BERNARDINO MEJIA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION On April 30, 2019, Melvin James (“Plaintiff”), an Alabama citizen, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, against Bernardino Mejia (“Mejia”), Alfa Mutual Insurance Company (“ALFA”), also an Alabama citizen, USAA Casualty Insurance Company (“USAA”), a Texas citizen, and certain fictitious defendants. (Doc. # 2-3.) On…