¶ 8.) “By virtue of medical impairments, and according to medical personnel,” Watkins asserts that he “is permanently and totally disabled.” (Id. ¶ 6.) Per the Complaint, Matrix is the “Plan Administrator” for the Plan, and IES was the party required to pay any sum afforded to Watkins under the Plan. According to the Complaint, Watkins “was a full-time employee of” IES “for a sufficient time period so as to be eligible for coverage under the terms of an insurance contract underwritten by Defendant Matrix.” (Compl. (“IES”), asserting wrongful denial of long-term disability benefits under IES’s short- and longterm disability plan, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. (“Matrix”), Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”), and International Electrical Service, Inc. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Monte Watkins (“Watkins”) filed this action in Jefferson County Circuit Court on August 11, 2015, against Defendants Matrix Absence Management, Inc. Fully briefed, this matter is ripe for decision. and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company to dismiss the claims against them pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). DEFENDANTS MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on a motion by Defendants Matrix Absence Management, Inc. MATRIX ABSENCE MANAGEMENT, INC RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC. 3:15-CV-00716-JHM MONTE WATKINS PLAINTIFF V. 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO.
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