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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

LYNN FREDERICK, wife of and )

Douglas Frederick )

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) Civil Action No.: 05-0212-BH-L

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MEDIACOM SOUTHEAST, LLC, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ recently filed Motion (Doc. 9) for Leave to File an

AmendedComplaint, Motion(Doc. 10) to Remand, Motion(Doc. 11) for ExtensionofTime to Complete

Discovery. 

Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint

Plaintiffsseek to amend their Complaint byjoining JustinWansley, employee and/or agent ofATX

Services Inc. (formerly known as “GlobalTek Telecom Inc.”), ATX Services, Inc. (formerly known as

“GlobalTek Telecom Inc.”), subcontractor to Mediacom Southeast, LLC. (“Mediacom”), Jeff (Tech

Number 1815), employee and /or agent of Mediacom, Tech Number 0237, also employee and/or agent

ofMediacom, and John Doe, manager of Mediacom’s Fairhope Branch, as parties defendant, byand by

adding additional allegations. The Court hereby ORDERS the presently named Defendant, Mediacom

Southeast, LLC to SHOW CAUSEon or before Tuesday, May 23, 2005 as to why these additional

parties and charges should not be added to the present action. 

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Motion to Remand and Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery

Plaintiffs have also petitioned this Court to Remand thismatterbacktothe Circuit Court ofBaldwin

Countybased onlack ofdiversityof citizenship. However, Plaintiffs have also requested this court to defer

the hearing on the motionto remand until the completion of discovery and to permit the service of limited

discovery (Doc. 12) focusing on issues regarding subject matter jurisdiction, i.e. identification of the new

defendants and of their domiciles and citizenship and sufficient information as to liability so as to

demonstrate that they have not been fraudulently joined as defendants. 

The Court finds that these Motions are premature since the Court has not yet permitted Plaintiffs

to join the individuals whose potential lack ofdiversityisthe basis for the Motion to Remand. Therefore,

the Court will not rule on these Motions until the issue of the proposed Amended Complaint is resolved.

So ORDERED this 11th day of May, 2005.

s/ W. B. Hand

SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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