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In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit _______________ m 02-40416 _______________ LA MIRAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS LA MIRAGE CONDOMINIUM COUNCIL OF OWNERS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, VERSUS ROYAL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants, ROYAL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas m C-01-CV-551 _________________________________ March 12, 2003 Before GARWOOD, SMITH, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The issue is whether Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Company, through the subject poli- cy’s service-of-suit provision, waived its right to remove to federal court. We have reviewed the briefs and pertinent portions of the record, have heard the arguments of counsel, and have consulted the applicable caselaw. The district court did not err in remanding to state court. This case is controlled by City of Rose City v. Nutmeg Ins. Co.,
931 F.2d 13(5th Cir. 1991). As this court reiterated in Waters v. Browning Ferris Indus., Inc.,
252 F.3d 796(5th Cir. 2001), nothing in McDermott Int’l, Inc. v. Lloyds Underwriters,
944 F.2d 1199(5th Cir. 1991), undermines the applicability of Nutmeg. The presence of an arbitration clause in McDermott distinguishes that case from Nutmeg and from the instant case. The order of remand is AFFIRMED. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has deter- mined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 02-40416
Filed Date: 3/13/2003
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021