Conner v. HH Gregg et al, No. 5:2011cv00047 - Document 13 (E.D. Ky. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER: It is ordered that the Court's 8 Order to Show Cause is DISCHARGED. Signed by Judge Joseph M. Hood on 2/9/2011.(SCD)cc: COR

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Conner v. HH Gregg et al Doc. 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION at LEXINGTON PEGGY W. CONNER, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. HH GREGG, et al., Defendants. ** ** Civil Action No. 5:11-47-JMH MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ** ** ** In response to this Court’s order of February 1, 2011 [DE 8], which required Defendants to show cause why this matter should not be remanded to Madison Circuit Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, the Plaintiff and Defendants have filed a Stipulation by Parties as to Amount in Controversy in Response to Show Cause Order [DE 12]. In that Stipulation, the parties “agree and stipulate that the amount in controversy pursuant to Plaintiff’s Complaint exceeds the sum or value of $75,000.” [Id.] In other words, the parties have agreed and stipulated that Plaintiff’s Complaint averred damages greater than the jurisdictional minimum set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1332. From this stipulation, the Court concludes that Defendants have provided this Court with competent proof showing that the amount-in-controversy requirement was satisfied as of the time of removal and that the Court’s exercise of jurisdiction over this matter is appropriate. See King v. -1- Dockets.Justia.com Household Finance Corp. II, 593 F.Supp.2d 958, 959 (E.D. Ky. 2009). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Court’s order to show cause, dated February 1, 2011 [DE 8], is DISCHARGED. This the 9th day of February, 2011. -2-

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