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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

ROBERT BLANKENSHIP, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:06cv648-MHT

) (WO) 

PFIZER, INC., et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

This lawsuit, which was removed from state to federal

court based on diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction, 28

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

plaintiff’s motion to remand. The court agrees with

plaintiff that this case should be remanded to state

court. The court agrees with plaintiff that there has

been neither fraudulent joinder, 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),

nor fraudulent misjoinder, Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service

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

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

the court that plaintiff’s motion to remand (Doc. No. 22)

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

this cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of Barbour

County, Alabama.

It is further ORDERED that any and all other pending

motions 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 August, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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