Nelson v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND

KENT, District Judge.

This is a nationwide class action comprised of all limited partners who purchased interests in a series of oil and gas limited partnerships purported to be covered by insurance. Plaintiffs, who were limited partners in successor, filed this action in the 239th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas. Defendants timely removed the action to this Court under a theory of diversity jurisdiction based on fraudulent joinder. Before the Court now is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand the case to the state court where it was originally filed.…