Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided November 23, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-AR-2179-SPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ACKER, District Judge.
Thomas E. Bryant, Jr., who sues in his capacity as conservator over the estate of Ian Douglas Brannan, a minor, has asked this court to remand the above-entitled case to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, from whence it was removed by defendant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
Blue Cross’ notice of removal was based upon its bare-bones contention that the “action will be governed by the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (‘ERISA’), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.”, and the trailing allegation that the case was…
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