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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Fraud

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

CARLTON G. SUTTON and )

SUTTON CONSTRUCTION & )

DRYWALL SERVICES, INC., )

a corporation, )

)

Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 1:08cv324-MHT

) 

AMERICAN BANKING COMPANY, )

d/b/a Ameris Bank, a )

corporation, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

OPINION AND ORDER

This lawsuit, which has been removed again from state

to federal court based on diversity-of-citizenship

jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. §§ 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. While it may be that plaintiffs will be

able to recover from the resident defendants, the court

remains convinced that there has been neither fraudulent

joinder, Coker v. Amoco Oil Co., 709 F.2d 1433, 1440

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(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).

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

the court that plaintiffs’ motion to remand (Doc. No. 7)

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

this cause is again remanded to the Circuit Court of

Houston County, Alabama.

It is further ORDERED that defendants’ motion to stay

(Doc. No. 9) is denied.

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 1st day of July, 2008.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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