PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. DOE

No. 95-2064.

76 F.3d 206 (1996)

The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. John DOE, individually and as parent and guardian ad litem for a minor; Jane Doe, a minor, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Joseph Pautler, St. Louis, Missouri (Joanne Martin Descher, on the brief), for appellant.

John M. Hessel, St. Louis, Missouri (Ronald A. Norwood and Neal F. Perryman, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, BRIGHT and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) filed this declaratory judgment action seeking an interpretation of certain provisions of an "employee benefit plan" under the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The district court1 determined that Doe was not a "participant" or a "beneficiary", as those terms are defined by ERISA...

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