Legal Opinion
Patton v. Denver Post Corp.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 26, 2005No. 00 CV 01860 JLKPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATORY RELIEF IN THE FORM OF ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2202
KANE, Senior District Judge.
In a case of first impression in this circuit, Plaintiff filed this declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that a state domestic relations order granting her survivor benefits in her former husband’s pension plan was a “qualified domestic relations order” (QDRO) under ERISA. On cross motions for summary judgment, I found that it was and agreed with Plaintiff that the ERISA Plan Administrator was required to recognize her interest in the Plan as her…
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- Security Insurance Company Of New Haven v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Gant v. Grand Lodge of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Patton v. Denver Post Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- Patton v. Denver Post Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 2002
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