JOHNSTON v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

No. 00-74313.

134 F.Supp.2d 879 (2001)

Becky JOHNSTON, Plaintiff, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

March 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Gricuis, Mt. Clemens, MI, for plaintiff.

Peter A. Angelas, Southfield, MI, Thomas G. Cardelli, Royal Oak, MI, for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER OF REMAND

ROSEN, District Judge.

On January 10, 2001, this Court issued an Order to Show Cause, directing Third-Party Defendant Heartland Express, Inc. ("Heartland") to identify a proper basis for its removal of this entire action to this Court, including both the principal and third-party complaints. As noted in the January 10 Order, the weight of authority indicates that third-party defendants are not "defendants" within the meaning...

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