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SEDGWICK LLP

125 Broad Street, 39th Floor

New York, New York 10004-2400

Telephone: (212) 422-0202

Facsimile: (212) 422-0925

Attorneys for Defendants

Hartford Life and Accident

Insurance Company s/h/a

The Hartford Benefit Management 

Services and GDB Claims and 

Services Operations

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT COURT OF NEW JERSEY

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JAMES WRIGHT,

Plaintiff,

-againstTHE HARTFORD BENEFIT MANAGEMENT 

SERVICES; GDB CLAIMS AND SERVICES 

OPERATIONS; ABC 1-10 (that being the names of 

the corporate entities, companies, partnership or 

individuals intended), 

Defendants.

Civil No.: 2:11-cv-00602 

Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J.

Hon. Michael A. Shipp, U.S.M.J.

NOTICE OF MOTION 

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the Declaration of Juan M. Mendez dated November 1, 

2011, and the exhibits annexed thereto, the Declaration of Daniel M. Meier, Esq. dated November 28, 2011 

and the exhibits annexed thereto, the Declaration of Bruce Luddy dated November 7, 2011, the Rule 56.1 

Statement of Material Facts, the Memorandum of Law in support, and the proposed order all 

simultaneously submitted herewith, defendant, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company s/h/a, The 

Hartford Benefit Management Services and GDB Claims and Services Operations(“Hartford”) by its

attorneys, Sedgwick LLP, will move this Court, on a date and at a time set by the Court, before the 

Honorable Stanley R. Chesler, at the United States District Court, located at 50 Walnut Street, Newark, New 

Jersey, for an Order pursuant to Rule 56, FED. R. CIV. PROC., granting summary judgment: (1) dismissing 

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plaintiff’s Complaint with prejudice on the grounds that Hartford’s decision to deny the plaintiff’s claim for 

continuing long term disability plan benefits under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 

1974 (“ERISA”) §502(a)(1)(B); 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(1)(B), was not arbitrary and capricious; (2) dismissing 

plaintiff’s state law claims as a matter of law because they are completely preempted by ERISA; (3) 

dismissing plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA §502(a)(3) because ERISA 

§502(a)(1)(B) provides the exclusive remedy for claimants seeking to enforce rights to benefits under 

ERISA; and for such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Hartford requests oral argument. 

Dated: November 28, 2011

 Respectfully Submitted,

 SEDGWICK LLP

 s/ Daniel M. Meier

Michael H. Bernstein, pro hac vice

Daniel M. Meier (DM- 041942006)

125 Broad Street, 39th Floor

New York, New York 10004-2400

Telephone: (212) 422-0202

Facsimile: (212) 422-0925

Attorneys for Defendant

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company s/h/a

Hartford Financial Services Group 

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SEDGWICK LLP

125 Broad Street, 39th Floor

New York, New York 10004-2400

Telephone: (212) 422-0202

Facsimile: (212) 422-0925

Attorneys for Defendants

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company s/h/a

The Hartford Benefit Management Services and 

GDB Claims and Services Operations

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT COURT OF NEW JERSEY

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JAMES WRIGHT,

Plaintiff,

-againstTHE HARTFORD BENEFIT MANAGEMENT 

SERVICES; GDB CLAIMS AND SERVICES 

OPERATIONS; ABC 1-10 (that being the names 

of the corporate entities, companies, partnership or 

individuals intended), 

Defendants.

Civil No.: 2:11-cv-00602 

Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J.

Hon. Michael A. Shipp, U.S.M.J.

PROOF OF MAILING

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1. I, Daniel M. Meier, am an associate with the law firm of Sedgwick LLP, attorneys for 

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY s/h/a THE HARTFORD BENEFIT 

MANAGEMENT SERVICES and GDB CLAIMS AND SERVICES OPERATIONS.

2. I hereby certify that I mailed a sealed package with postage pre-paid, via regular mail 

addressed to:

Kevin T. Kutyla, Esq.

83 Spring Street

Newton, NJ 07860

(973) 940-8970

Attorney for Plaintiff

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3. This package contained a copy of the defendant’s Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment, 

which was filed with the court via ECF.

I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing 

statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment.

Dated: November 28, 2011

s/ Daniel M. Meier

Daniel M. Meier, Esq. (DM- 041942006)

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