Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2010-04-25 06:34:44+00
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                        _____________________

                             No. 97-20362
                           Summary Calendar
                        _____________________

     JOHN STANDRIDGE,

                                     Plaintiff-Appellee,

                               versus

     AMERICAN MEDICAL SECURITY INCORPORATED,

                                     Defendant-Appellant.

     _______________________________________________________

         Appeal from the United States District Court for
                  the Southern District of Texas
                           (H-96-CV-3320)
     _______________________________________________________
                         February 23, 1998

Before REAVLEY, KING and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Standridge brought this action against American Medical

Security Company for benefits under his employer’s ERISA plan.

No other defendant was named and no ground for personal liability

of this defendant was alleged.   There should have been no

judgment against American Medical Security Company and the plan

itself should have been sued as defendant.      While the record

     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
before us seems to show that the dental limitation did not apply

and Standridge’s claim is meritorious, we are not entitled to

make that decision and can only remand for the proper party to be

brought into the case.

     Judgment VACATED.   Case REMANDED.

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