Durham v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

*1144ORDER GRANTING, DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS [10] AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND [11]

OTIS D. WRIGHT, II, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Melvyn L. Durham alleges that Defendants The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) and Loyola Marymount University (“LMU”) wrongfully denied him disability benefits, Plaintiff filed a complaint in state court asserting claims for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Defendants removed the case to federal court, arguing that the Employee Retirement Income…