Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 14, 2001No. 6:00-cv-06576PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Donald Nichols, appearing pro se, commenced this action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Monroe County, against defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Corp. (“MetLife”) and Eastman Kodak Corp. (“Kodak”). Kodak removed the action to this court on November 28, 2000, on the ground that plaintiffs claim is governed exclusively by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Both defendants have moved for summary judgment. The motions are granted and the complaint is dismissed.
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