Plunk v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION

NANCY PLUNK,

Plaintiff,

v. No. 1:23-cv-01058-JDB-jay

SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; JOHN PRICE; VCE, INC.; and JASON PIRTLE,

Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT PIRTLE ______________________________________________________________________________ In an order entered October 20, 2023, this Court found, among other things, that Defendant Jason Pirtle had been fraudulently joined in this case. (Docket Entry 34.) Accordingly, he is DISMISSED as a Defendant herein. See Hall v. OrthoMidwest, Inc., 541 F. Supp. 3d 802, 811 (N.D. Ohio 2021) ("Where parties are fraudulently joined, they are dismissed from the lawsuit[.]"). IT IS SO ORDERED this 25th day of October 2023. s/ J. DANIEL BREEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE