ORDER

AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Final Report and Recommendation that this dispossessory action be remanded to the Magistrate Court of Cobb County pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) [Doc. 3].

Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the Court reviews the Magistrate Judge's R&R for clear error if no objections are filed to the report. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). If a party files objections, however, the district court must determine de novo any part of the Magistrate Judge's disposition that is the subject of a proper objection. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Defendant has been granted in forma pauperis status by the Magistrate Judge. Rather than wait for potential objections to be filed, the Court reviews the Magistrate Judge's holding de novo in its entirety.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court has conducted a careful, de novo review of the Magistrate Judge's recommendation remanding this action. The Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's Order is correct in all material respects. The Court cannot act beyond its statutory grant of subject matter jurisdiction, and must "strictly construe removal statutes in favor of state court jurisdiction." Kuhn v. Brunswick Corp., 871 F.Supp. 1444, 1446 (N.D. Ga. 1994); see also Burns v. Windsor Ins. Co., 31 F.3d 1092 (11th Cir. 1994).

Accordingly, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation as the opinion of this Court. For the reasons stated in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, the Court REMANDS this case to the Magistrate Court of Cobb County.1 There being no further issues before the Court, the Clerk is DIRECTED to close the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.