Shultz v. Aetna Life Insurance Company (JOINT ASSIGN)(MAG2)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION RICHARD P. SHULTZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 1:16cv94-MHT ) (WO) AETNA LIFE INSURANCE ) COMPANY and L-3 ) COMMUNICATIONS WELFARE ) PLAN, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case has been brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. After being awarded long-term-disability benefits because he can no longer work, plaintiff Richard P. Shultz now seeks, under ERISA’s fee-shifting provision, 28 U.S.C. §…