D'ELIA v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Filing 31

ORDER THAT DEFENDANT UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANT OF AMERICA'S CHOICE OF LAW MOTION REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF ERISA (DOC. NO. 15) IS GRANTED AS OUTLINED HEREIN. SIGNED BY HONORABLE CYNTHIA M. RUFE ON 8/15/2016. 8/16/2016 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(ahf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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FRANK D’ELIA, M.D.
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CIVIL ACTION
Plaintiff,
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v.
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NO. 15-3040
UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY :
OF AMERICA
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Defendant.
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ORDER
AND NOW, this 15th day of August, 2016, upon consideration of Defendant Unum Life
Insurance Company of America’s Choice of Law Motion Regarding Applicability of ERISA
[Doc. No. 15], Plaintiff Frank D’Elia, M.D.’s Response in Opposition [Doc. No. 18],
Defendant’s Reply Brief [Doc. No. 22], Plaintiff’ Sur-reply Brief [Doc. No. 25], Defendant’s
Sur-sur-reply Brief [Doc. No. 27], Plaintiff’s Supplement to the Sur-reply [Doc. No. 28], and
Defendant’s Response to the Supplement to the Sur-reply [Doc. No. 29], it is hereby
ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant shall be
governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.
It is so ORDERED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/Cynthia M. Rufe
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CYNTHIA M. RUFE, J.