Legal Opinion
Fanney v. Trigon Insurance
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 23, 1998No. 2:98cv179PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on plaintiffs motion to remand the case to state court and defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs motion to remand is DENIED and defendant’s motion to dismiss is STAYED. In addition, the court GRANTS plaintiff thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended complaint, stating a claim under ERISA.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff, Melissa P. Fanney, is married to Thomas R. Fanney, who is employed by…
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