Suburban Hospital, Inc. v. Sampson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SMALKIN, District Judge:

This is a case removed by one of the defendants, ALTA Health Strategies, Inc., (“ALTA”), an ERISA plan administrator, from the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County, Maryland. It was commenced by a complaint filed in that court, alleging, in pertinent part:

Plaintiff provided hospital care and services to Christopher Sampson from 9/14/91 to 9/22/91 in the amount of $5,459.46. At the time Christopher Sampson was admitted to the hospital, Plaintiff contacted Defendant, Alta Health Strategies, to verify insurance benefits. Defendant, Alta…