Legal Opinion
Baker v. Tri Nations Express, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided January 10, 2008No. Civil Action 3:07cv453-WKWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
W. KEITH WATKINS, District Judge.
This automobile accident case was removed from the Circuit Court of Macon County, Alabama, on May 21, 2007, by the non-resident defendants, Tri-Nations Express, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Texas resident Eduviges Pena (together, the “Texas defendants”). Plaintiff Terica Baker (“Terica”) and Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff Shameca Moneca Baker (“Shameca”), 1 Alabama residents, filed motions to remand (Docs. #17 & #18 respectively). The Texas defendants resist remand primarily on the grounds of the alleged fraudulent joinder of Shameca…
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