J.W. Soley v. First National Bank of Commerce

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

First National Bank of Commerce, Elizabeth Pendleton, TK Valve Manufacturing, Inc., Terry C. Helm, and the Profit Sharing Plan of TK Valve and Manufacturing, Inc., defendants below, appeal an order remanding this case to a Louisiana state court. In addition, J.W. Soley has moved to dismiss the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.

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This case began as a negligent misrepresentation claim filed in a Louisiana state court by J.W. Soley. The appellants subsequently removed to a federal district court, alleging…