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Dodson v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., 3:17-CV-343-WKW. (2018)

Court: District Court, M.D. Alabama Number: infdco20180320744 Visitors: 5
Filed: Mar. 19, 2018
Latest Update: Mar. 19, 2018
Summary: ORDER W. KEITH WATKINS , Chief District Judge . On March 1, 2018, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 12.) Upon an independent review of the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The Recommendation is ADOPTED; (2) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's State-Law Claims and to Strike Plaintiff's Jury Demand (Doc. # 8) is GRANTED; (3) Plaintiff's complaint, which consists solely
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ORDER

On March 1, 2018, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 12.) Upon an independent review of the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) The Recommendation is ADOPTED; (2) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's State-Law Claims and to Strike Plaintiff's Jury Demand (Doc. # 8) is GRANTED; (3) Plaintiff's complaint, which consists solely of state-law claims, is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to file an amended complaint asserting claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (4) Plaintiff is DIRECTED to file on or before March 30, 2018, an Amended Complaint that brings claims under ERISA and that omits a jury demand. Failure to file an Amended Complaint by the March 30 deadline will result in dismissal of this action.
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