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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT HARCROW, et al., )

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Plaintiffs, )

v. )

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SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, )

et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:06-cv-00980-OWW-SMS

ORDER RE: FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATION TO REMAND ACTION

TO STATE COURT (DOC. 25)

ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO THE

FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 

Plaintiffs are proceeding with a civil action in this Court.

This removed matter is pending before the Court pursuant to the

Court’s subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity of

citizenship. It was referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302(c)(1) and 72-303.

On February 26, 2007, the Magistrate Judge granted

Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint and 

filed findings and a recommendation that Plaintiff’s action

thereafter be remanded to state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1447(e) because the proposed first amended complaint named a

party whose citizenship destroyed diversity of citizenship for

the purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 

The findings and recommendation were served on all parties

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on February 26, 2007, and contained notice that any objections to

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within ten

court days of the date of service of the order. Ten court days

have passed, and no party has filed any objections.

Plaintiffs subsequently filed a first amended complaint on

February 26, 2007, in which Plaintiffs named a California

corporation, the party the citizenship of which was not diverse.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(C) and Britt v. Simi Valley United School Dist., 708 F.2d

452, 454 (9 Cir. 1983), this Court has conducted a de novo th

review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file,

the Court finds that the report and recommendation are supported

by the record and proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendation filed February 26, 2007,

are ADOPTED IN FULL; and

2. This action IS ORDERED REMANDED to the Fresno County

Superior Court.IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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