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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELIZABETH E. EDWARDS,

Plaintiff,

v

THE PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE H.F.

AHMANSON & COMPANY LONG TERM

DISABILITY PLAN AND DOES 1-20,

Defendants. /

No C 07-05807 VRW

ORDER

On October 11, 2007, Elizabeth E Edwards (“Edwards”)

filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California,

alleging several claims related to denial of her disability

benefits. On November 15, 2007, defendants The Prudential Life

Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) and The H F Ahmanson &

Company Long Term Disability Plan (“Ahmanson”) filed a notice of

removal under 28 USC § 1441(b), removing the matter to this court. 

Edwards has filed a motion to remand based on an argument that the

notice, although it declares that both Prudential and Ahmanson

remove the action, is defective because of a statement that

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Prudential “is informed and believes” that Ahmanson joins

Prudential in the removal. Doc #1 at ¶4.

Not later than December 28, 2007, defendants shall serve

and file a declaration or other evidence establishing whether

Prudential and Ahmanson both timely joined in the notice of

removal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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