Medellin v. COMMUNITYCARE HMO, INC.

OPINION AND ORDER

TERENCE C. KERN, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion to Remand (Doc. 11).

I. Background

Plaintiff filed a Petition in the District Court in and for Creek County, State of Oklahoma, alleging bad faith breach of an insurance contract. In the Petition, Plaintiff claims he is entitled to benefits under a health insurance policy (the “Plan”) he received through his wife’s employment at St. John Medical Center, Inc. (“SJMC”). Defendant CommunityCare HMO, Inc., which manages the Plan, removed this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. In its Notice of Removal,…