ERWOOD v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA et al

Filing 54

MEMORANDUM ORDER indicating that the Chief Magistrate Judge's Opinion 53 is adopted as the opinion of this Court; that Defendant Life Insurance Company of North America's Motion to Dismiss Count I of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint 39 is denied. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 4/23/15. (jg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
PATRICIA ERWOOD,
Plaintiff,
vs.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NORTH AMERICA; WELLSTAR
HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.; GROUP LIFE
INSURANCE PROGRAM,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 14-1284
Judge Nora Barry Fischer
Chief Magistrate Judge Maureen Kelly

ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this day of 23rd day of April, 2015, after the Plaintiff Patricia
Erwood filed an action in the above-captioned case, and after an Opinion was filed by the Chief
United States Magistrate Judge (Docket No. [53]) denying a “Motion to Dismiss Count I of
Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint” filed by Defendant Life Insurance Company of North America,
(Docket No. [39]), and also noted that the parties had fourteen days to file written objections
thereto, to which no objections have been timely submitted by any of the parties, and upon
independent review of the record, and consideration of the Chief Magistrate Judge=s Opinion,
(Docket No. [53]), which is adopted as the opinion of this Court,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Life Insurance Company of North
America’s Motion to Dismiss Count I of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint [39] is DENIED.
s/ Nora Barry Fischer
Nora Barry Fischer
U.S. District Judge
Cc/ecf: All counsel of record.
Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
Chief United States Magistrate Judge
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