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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

HAROLD JACKSON and )

JOHN D. WILLIAMS, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) Civil Action No.: 05-491-BH-M

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PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS, )

INC.; and HEATH WALKER, )

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Defendants. )

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion (Doc. 13) to Amend Complaint and Motion

(Doc. 14) to Remand this case back to the Circuit Court of Washington County, Alabama. This case was

originally removed to this Court based on Defendants’ assertion that this matter includes a question of

federal law. Defendants submit that this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331 because

Plaintiffs allege in their Complaint (Doc. 1-2), “Defendants’ actions were done with reckless indifference

to Plaintiffs’ federally protected rights.” (Def.’s Notice of Removal, Doc. 1, ¶6). 

Plaintiffs are now before the Court seeking to amend their complaint, originally filed in the Circuit

Court of Washington County, to delete the inadvertently included word “federally” from the statement in

question. The excerpt relied onbyDefendantsforremovalisincluded under Plaintiffs’ state law claim for

“Violations ofthe FloridaCivilRightsAct”and Plaintiffs have not otherwise specifically alleged any claims

under federal law. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs inadvertently inserted the word “federally” in

paragraphtwenty(20) oftheirComplaint and amendment ofthislanguage is appropriate. Plaintiffs’ Motion

(Doc. 13) to Amend their Complaint is due to be and hereby GRANTED. 

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Defendants rely solely on the inclusion of the word “federally” in Plaintiffs’ Complaint to support

removalto this Court. Since, upon amendment, the Complaint no longer contains thislanguage, the Court

finds that Plaintiffs’ Motion (Doc. 14) to Remand this matter back to the Circuit Court of Washington

County, Alabama is due to be and hereby GRANTED. 

So ORDERED, this 14th day of September, 2005.

s/ W. B. Hand

SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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