Legal Opinion
Landerman v. Tarpon Operating & Development, L.L.C.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 1, 2014No. Civil Action No. 14-381PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jerry Landerman moves the Court to remand this matter to state court.1 Because the Court has removal jurisdiction over this case under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Court DENIES plaintiffs motion, except insofar as it concerns his Jones Act claim. The Court severs that claim from the rest of this lawsuit and remands it to state court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c).
I. BACKGROUND
On January 15, 2014, plaintiff Jerry Landerman filed this lawsuit in Louisiana state court against six defendants: Tarpon Operating and…
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