Legal Opinion
Nieves Ayala v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 26, 2002No. Civil 99-2104(JAG)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.
On May 20, 2002, plaintiff Rubén Nieves Ayala (“Nieves Ayala”) timely filed objections to Magistrate-Judge Gustavo Gelpfs April 22, 2002 Report and Recommendation. (Docket Nos. 97, 100.) Magistrate-Judge Gelpi found: (1) that Nieves Ayala failed to comply with Local Rule 311.12 when opposing defendants’s summary judgment motions; (2) that Nieves Ayala failed to exhaust administrative remedies provided in the Johnson & Johnson long-term disability benefits plan; and (3) that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) .preempted Nieves…
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