Alaniz v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

Filing 8

ORDER re: 1 Defendant's Notice of Removal, Status Conference set for 5/23/2006 10:00 AM in Courtroom A 602 before Judge Phillip S. Figa. Counsel for the parties shall confer and file a joint statement regarding their position(s)as to the application of ERISA to this case by Wednesday,05/17/06 at 5:00 p.m. Signed by Judge Phillip S. Figa on 04/27/06. (rlp, )

Alaniz v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

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Case 1:06-cv-00780-PSF-PAC

Document 8

Filed 04/27/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Phillip S. Figa Civil Action No. 06-cv-00780-PSF-PAC LOUIE A. ALANIZ, Plaintiff, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, d/b/a UnumProvident, and also known as Unum, Defendant.

ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant' Notice of Removal (Dkt. # 1). s After reviewing the Complaint and the Notice of Removal, which is based on diversity jurisdiction, it is unclear to the Court whether this case is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (" RISA", 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Whether E ) ERISA applies will affect the scheduling and referral orders in this case. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that counsel for the parties shall appear in person on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom A602 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Sixth Floor, of the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado for a status conference. It is FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for the parties shall confer and file a joint statement regarding their position(s)

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Case 1:06-cv-00780-PSF-PAC

Document 8

Filed 04/27/2006

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as to the application of ERISA to this case by Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. DATED: April 27, 2006. BY THE COURT: s: Phillip S. Figa ________________________________ Phillip S. Figa United States District Judge

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