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HALSNE v. LIBERTY MUT. GROUP

No. C 99-3014-MWB.

40 F.Supp.2d 1087 (1999)

Jim HALSNE, Plaintiff, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Central Division.

March 26, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mindi M. Vervaecke of McGuire Law Firm, P.C., Mason City, IA, for plaintiff.

Patrick J. McNulty of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C., Des Moines, IA, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION FOR REMAND

BENNETT, District Judge.

How far is the plaintiff the "master of the complaint"? Can he, for example, preclude federal removal jurisdiction by stipulating, after removal, that he will not seek or accept an amount in damages in excess of the jurisdictional amount in controversy? These are the questions posed by the present application for remand of this action to state court.

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