Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 1, 1996No. Civil Action 2:95 CV 1003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOUMAR, District Judge.
The question presented on this motion is whether the plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial in this action under various provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. For the reasons that follow, the Court holds that she is not. The defendant’s motion to strike the jury demand will be GRANTED.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Ellen Ellis (“Ellis”) is a former employee of NationsBank, and most recently served a vice president and branch manager for the bank. She was placed on disability on or about March 4,1993; her employment…
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