Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-almd-2_05-cv-01119/USCOURTS-almd-2_05-cv-01119-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 12:635 Breach of Insurance Contract

---

In this motion, Plaintiffs do not challenge defendants’ contention that defendant Nall, a 1

resident defendant named in the original complaint, is fraudulently joined.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

JACOB N. JONES, et al., )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:05CV1119-F

) (WO)

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY )

COMPANY, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

In a motion filed on December 9, 2005 (Doc. # 8), Plaintiffs seek remand of this

diversity action on the basis of an amended complaint they claim to have filed in the Circuit

Court of Covington County on December 5, 2005 adding a resident defendant, Mark King.

(Exhibit A to Doc. # 8) (unsigned copy of amended complaint). Plaintiffs contend that

addition of defendant King destroys diversity and requires remand. However, the action 1

pending in Covington County Circuit Court was removed to this Court on November 22,

2005 and, therefore, is no longer pending in state court. The amended complaint filed in

Covington County after removal of the action has no effect on the jurisdiction of this Court.

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that Plaintiff’s first Motion to Remand (Doc. # 8) is DENIED without

prejudice.

Done this 13 day of December, 2005. th

 /s/ Mark E. Fuller 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 2:05-cv-01119-WKW-SRW Document 10 Filed 12/13/05 Page 1 of 1