Johnson v. General American Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, Senior District Judge.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff. Jerry E. Johnson (“Johnson”) under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202 and 29 U.S.C. § 1182 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) with regard to a long term disability benefit policy issued to him by the defendants. Johnson claims that his benefits were improperly terminated under a mental illness limitation contained therein.

The Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and the above statutes. A bench trial was conducted on September 10 and 11, 2001, and the parties have…