JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes dated January 11, 2017 (doc. no. 10) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, as the parties have submitted evidence to indicate the necessary amount in controversy is not met in this case, this matter is REMANDED to the 19 Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 1ST day of February, 2017.
/s/_________
JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA