Arnold Karp v. The Guardian Life Ins. Co.

Filing 920061005

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT OCTOBER 5, 2006 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK

No. 06-12215 Non-Argument Calendar

D. C. Docket No. 04-00159-CV-4 ARNOLD KARP, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

(October 5, 2006)

Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

The judgement of the district court, entered pursuant to the court's comprehensive order of March 8, 2006, is affirmed. For the reasons thoroughly stated in that order, appellant's federal claims lack merit, and appellant's state law claims are preempted by ERISA. AFFIRMED.

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