Hoak v. Plan Adm'r of the Plans of NCR Corp.

AMY TOTENBERG, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

*1241They say that "breaking up is hard to do;" it leaves your "heart in misery."1 And Tammy Wynette says "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is "H-E double L," as she sings:

I spell out all the hurtin' words

And turn my head when I speak

'Cause I can't spell away this hurt

That's drippin' down my cheek.2

This action brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") asks this Court to say whether divorceé Plaintiffs Patricia Giering and Nancy Parin are entitled to benefits under their ex-husbands' retirement plans.

It is before the Court on Plaintiffs'…