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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

SONNY MESSER and )

SAMANTHA MESSER, )

)

Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:05cv342-T

) (WO)

THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, )

INC., a foreign )

corporation and LEE SHORT, )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

This lawsuit, which was removed from state to federal

court based on diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction, 28

U.S.C.A. §§ 1332, 1441, is now before the court on

plaintiffs’ motion to remand. The court agrees with

plaintiffs that this case should be remanded to state court.

The court agrees with plaintiffs that there has not been

fraudulent joinder or fraudulent alignment, Coker v. Amoco

Oil Co., 709 F.2d 1433, 1440 (11th Cir. 1983); Cabalceta v.

Standard Fruit Co., 883 F.2d 1553, 1561 (11th Cir. 1989),

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nor fraudulent misjoinder, Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service

Corp., 77 F.3d 1353, 1360 (11th Cir. 1996).

Accordingly, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of

the court that plaintiffs’ motion to remand (Doc. no. 8) is

granted and that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1447(c), this

cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of Covington County,

Alabama.

It is further ORDERED that all other motions and

objections are left for disposition by the state court after

remand.

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take appropriate

steps to effect the remand.

DONE, this the 22nd day of June, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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