Legal Opinion
White Tail v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided August 2, 1995No. Civ. A2-94-153PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KLEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this action in Devils Lake Sioux Tribal Court. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment determining the scope of coverage under a group “Employee Accidental Death and Dismemberment” policy issued by Prudential Insurance Company. The parties agree that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., governs the action. See 29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(1)(B). Defendant removed the case to federal district court based on federal question jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441 and § 1331. Plaintiffs motion to remand…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Negonsott v. SamuelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Myrick v. Devils Lake Sioux Manufacturing Corp.District Court, D. North Dakota · 1989
- International Association of Entrepreneurs of America v. AngoffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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