Hodges v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION RASHEDA L. HODGES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 2:17-cv-00459-SGC ) WAL-MART STORES, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER1 This matter—arising from a slip-and-fall—was removed to this court from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County on the basis of federal diversity jurisdiction. (Doc. 1). Presently pending is the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Doc. 17). The plaintiff, Rasheda L. Hodges, responded within the time provided in the court’s initial…