McKennan v. Meadowvale Dairy Emp. Benefit Plan

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Avera McKennan (Avera), as assignee of Juan Pablo Garcia Marquez a/k/a Gilberto Fuentes (Marquez), seeks judicial review of the denial of Marquez's claim for benefits under the Meadowvale Dairy Employee Benefit Plan (the Plan), which is administered by Meadowvale Dairy, LLC (Meadowvale). This Court has jurisdiction to review Meadowvale's denial of Marquez's claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ et seq. Oral argument is not necessary. See N.D. Iowa L.R. 7(c).

II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Avera, a South Dakota nonprofit…