Stewart v. Wal-Mart Distribution Ctr.

JOEL H. SLOMSKY

AND NOW, this 11th day of April 2013, upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Remand (Doc. No. 4), the Response of Defendants in Opposition (Doc. No. 5), the supplemental briefs of Plaintiff (Doc. Nos. 14, 17, 19) and Defendants (Doc. Nos. 15, 18), and the arguments of counsel at the November 2, 2012 hearing, and in accordance with the Opinion of the Court issued this day, it is ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's request in Doc. No. 14 to amend the Complaint to join additional Defendants is GRANTED.
2. The Clerk of Court shall docket Doc. No. 14, Exhibit A (Doc. No. 14 at 9-24) as the Amended Complaint.
3. Plaintiff's Motion for Remand (Doc. No. 4) is GRANTED because diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is destroyed by the addition of the two new Defendants in the Amended Complaint.
4. All outstanding Motions are DENIED AS MOOT.
5. The Clerk of Court shall remand this case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
6. The Clerk of Court shall close this case for statistical purposes.

BY THE COURT:

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JOEL H. SLOMSKY, J.