Legal Opinion
Musinski v. Staudacher
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 10, 1996No. 96 C 2220PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
This action has been brought to this District Court from its place of origin, the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, DuPage County, via removal proceedings instituted by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (“Blue Cross”). In response plaintiff Michael Musinski (“Musinski”) has moved to remand for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Both litigants have had their say, and the matter is ripe for decision.
This action presents a familiar scenario: Musinski, a participant under an employee benefit plan (“Plan”)…
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