Legal Opinion
Denette v. Life of Indiana Insurance
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided September 1, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-C-655PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Janet O. Denette commenced this action by filing a complaint in the state district court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Defendant Life of Indiana Insurance Company (“Life”) then filed a verified petition for removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Defendant asserts that jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1332. As will be explained, this case is now in a posture requiring that I determine whether this court has jurisdiction or the case should be remanded to the state court.
The complaint alleges the following: Denette is a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Asociacion Nacional De Pescadores a Pequena Escala O Artesanales De Colombia (Anpac) v. Dow Quimica De Colombia S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Egan v. Premier Scales & SystemsDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2002
- Norman G. Kelley, Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company Allstate Life Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Kidneigh v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- Hollaway v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
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