JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
KENNETH ALLEN CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS NO. 25-874-JWD-EWD
ACME TRUCK LINE, INC., ET AL.
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set
forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report dated June 29, 2026, (Doc. 15), to which no objection
was filed;
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand, (Doc. 8) filed by Plaintiff Kenneth
Allen, is DENIED because the snap removal of this case by non-forum defendant, Robert
Green, before service on the forum defendant was permissible under the plain language of 28
U.S.C. § 1442(b)(2), and allowing such removals does not lead to an absurd result.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Wilder-
Doomes for a scheduling conference.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 1, 2026.
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