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ROBERT W. DAVIS,
plaintiff,
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Defendant.
PRABCIPI
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Please issue a Writ of summons against the Defendant,
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, at the following address:
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
Regional Office
4718 Old Gettysburg Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Respectf.ull~/s~ittedl ,
KAHC~: ~~~~y
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2233 NQr ront Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 234-7051
Attorney for Plaintiff
DATE: 1/H/tJ1/
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
Robert W. Davis
VS.
Court 0/ Conunon Pleu
Metropolitan Life Insurance No. _____9!:::5_~1:L___s:.iy..U..__:.teJJD__ 19____
Company
Regional Office In _____mu_CJ..'lU_Ac.t.1PJl__":_.kOX________
4718 Old Gettysburg Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Amended 9{30{96 To the following address:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
6360 Flank Drive
Harrisburg, Pa. 17112
To _ _ ~_l! ~ E9P.<? J.. ~ ~_I! ~_ _!- A ~ ~ _ J_I}~_l!!" l!~_c;. !lU;,pmpan y
You are hereby notified that
Robert W. Davis
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the Plainti!! haS commenced an action in _____~_t.'llLJ~{lJll! .n_n________________________________
agaiout you which you are required to defend or a default judgment may be entered apinlt you.
(SEAL)
Lawrence E. Welker
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SHERIFF'S RETURN
~TH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
caM!'Y OF' CtMBERLAND
In The Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
No, 94-5615 Civil Term
Summons in Civil Action Law
Robert W.Davis
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vs
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Leroy Hlppensteel, II
, ~IUC or Deputy Sheriff of
Cunberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly ~rn according to law, says,
tha t he served the wi thin
Summons in Civil Action Law
upon Metropolitan Life Ins. Co,
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, the defendant, at 10:55
0' clock
A.M. Elfill'X/ EDST, on the
12
day of
October
, 192!.at
4718 Old Gettysburg Road, Mechanicsburg
. Cunberland County,
Pennsylvania, by handing to
Sandy Neal, Regional Coordinator for
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
a true and attested copy of the Summons in Civil Action Law
and at the sane time directing
her
attention to the contents thereof and
the "Notice to Plead" endorsed thereon.
Sheriff's Costs.
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
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10-13-94
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J, R, Lotwick
Sher iff
COMMONWBALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
SHERIFP'S RETURN
No. 0181-T - - -96
AND NOW. October 3, 1996 served the within
CIVIL ACTION upon
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO, by personally handing to
CASEY TANON - CLERK 1 true attested copy(ies) of
the original CIVIL ACTION and making known to
him/her the contents thereof at 6360 FLANK DR,
HARRISBURG, FA 17112-0000
Sworn and subscribed to
S ':'f~th~RD (~);;:;;;.
~ PROTHONOTARY
1996
7i7?;;M
~eriff of Dauphin County, Pa.
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C DEPUTY SHERIFF
Sheriff's CostSI
$50.00 PD 10/02/96
RCPT NO 084612
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FREY, PETRAKIS, DEEB & BLUM
By: Vl:ronica W. Saltz, Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 52931
1601 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215)563-0500
Attorney for Defendant
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company
ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Plain tiff,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CMLACTION - LAW
v.
METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
NO. 94-5615 CIVIL TERM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. !j1441 st sea., the
within action has been removed to the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania. A copy of the Notice of Removal On Ground Of
Diversity of Citizenship is attached hereto as Ex . . " .
ronica W. Saltz
Attorney for Defendant
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dated: 11/ /~/1 b
NOTICB 07 JUDIC7.AL ASSIGNMENT
This case has b.en assign.d to the Judicial otticer indicated below.
Counsel and all parties are advised that there is an ottic. ot the Clerk in
the Fed.ral Courthouses in scranton, Harrisburg and Williamsport,
p.nnsylvania. Pl.... til. .11 pleadinqs direotly with th. Clerk's Ottice in
which the a..ign.d Judicial Oftic.r i. .tatione4. 00 not tile any court..y
cop i.. with the Court.
In accordanc. with the Local Rules, couns.l shall tile the original
and one copy ot all pleadinqs, motions, memoranda, and oth.r docum.nts
.xcept disco',ery mat.rial, with th. Clerk's ottiCle. Counsel shall tile any
additional copies with the Clerk's ottice as may be required by the Local
Rules, by an Order ot Court or additional copies requested by the assigned
Judicial Otticer as noted below.
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT
DJudqe Edwin M. Kosik
o Judge Thomas I vanasltie
LJUdge William J. Nealon
LJUdqe Richard P. Conaboy
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! ; Judge sylvia H. Rambo*
l><tJudge William W. Caldwell*
CLERX'S OFFICE ADDRESS
U.S. District Courthouse
235 N. Washington Ave.
P.O Box 1148
scranton, Penna. 18501
71. 7- 347 -5623
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U.s. District Courthouse
228 Walnut St.
P,O. Box 983
Harrisburg, Penna. 17108
717-782-4445
*Judge Rambo and Judge Caldwell require the original plus two copies
ot all pl~adings.
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c=JJUdge James F. McClure*
DJudge Malcolm Muir*
U.s. District Courthouse
240 W, Third St.
P.O. Box 608
Williamsport, Penna. 17701
717-323-6380
the original plus ~ copies
*Judge McClure and Judge Muir require
ot all pleadings.
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reterred to the U.S. Magistrate Judg. noted
all docum.nts at the location indicat.d.
KOTE: This cas. has been
b.low. Please tile
DMaqistrate Judge Durkin
E;jMaqistrate Judge Blewitt
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~Magistrate Judge Smyser
Scranton address.
Scranton address.
Harrisburg address.
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CIVIL COVER SHEET
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1Ne1_ 1111 INlTMUCTlOHA ON fHIIU'JIRSI Of! nit 'ORIII,)
I (a) PlAlNTlFFS
Robert W, Davis
DEFENDANTS
Metropolitan Life Insurance eanpany
(b) COONTY OF RESIOENCl! OF 'IRST L18TED PI--'INTlff t"t ...h/>r land
(EXCEPT IN U.S_ PUlNTlff CASES)
(el ATTORNEYS (FlRM ......E. ADDRESS. AND TEUiPHONE NUMBER)
(717) 234-7051
p, Richard Wagner, Esquire
MJ\NCKE; WAGNER, HERSHEY olr 'rulLV
2233 North Front Street
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TRACT OF LAND INVOl.VlD
ATTORNEYS (II' KNOWN)
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Veronica W, Saltz, Esquire
FREY, PE.TRA!<IS, DEEB , BUM
1601 Market Street - 6th Floor
Philadel ia PA 19103
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CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMAND S
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VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPlAlNll
VlU. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY
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UNITED STATES OISmlCT COURT
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JUDGE
DOCKEr NUMBER-
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INSTRUCfIONS FOR ATIORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS-44
Authority For Civil Cover Sheel
'The JS-44 <ivil ~ "'"' and Ibo inCormotion contained he"in n<ither replaces oor .uppleme...!he liIin,. and auvi"" of plcadin, ot
ocher papen IS ""luired by Ilw. ex<ep< ,.. provided by local rules <Jl court. Thi. form. approved by Ibo Judicial ConCerence oflbo Unil<d Swu
in Sep<ember 19H. is ""luired fot Ibo uoe of lhe Cled< of COUll Cot the purpooe of inilialin, the civil dockel sheet. Comcqucntly I civil <over
"'"' i. submill<d 10 lhc CkrIl of Court for ea.:h civil <omplaint flled_ 'The Ittorney filin, I CI5C should <OlIlple.. the form IS follows:
I. (I) Plalallll'a. Dot......u. E.... IWTICI (Il.... fU1l. middle initial) of plaintiff and defendant. If lhc plaintiff ot defendant is I,ovemmem
qeacy. ... only lhc full_ ot standud a!lbrevilll"",_ Iflhc plalnliff or defendanlll an o/fl<ial within I,ovemmentl'ency. ide.tify fll1I tho
...""y and then lhe official. ,Ivi., both IWI>Il and title.
(h) County oflluidenc:e. For<ach civil <_ filed. except U,S. plalutiff ....... enlet lhc name of !he <OW1ty where !he f1ntlisted plalntiff....idea
II the time of flUn._ III U_S_ plainliff <..... ..... the namo of the <""nIY in which the lint Uol<ddefendant reside. at the time of fIIin,. (NO'Tl!; In
I&nd <ondelllllation ...... !he eounly of ....idence of lhc "deCend..t" is lhc locaIion of the lr1ICI of land involved).
(<) AllOI'lICyo. En... firm ..",.. iddre... ..lephone number. ....-J .norney or record. 11 lhcre .... se>eraI auomey.. list them 011 an attachment.
noli.. in this _lion "(_ II\OChlllO'lt)".
U. J~. 'The bui.ofjurisdiction is SOl forth under Rule 8(1), F.R_C.P.. whleh requl.... that jurisdictions be shown in plcadin... Pla<e
an "X" in one of lhc box.._ If there is more than one bull of jurisdiction, precodel1CC is liven in tho ordct shown below.
United S..... plailllit'f. (1) Juriodiction is bI5ed 0028 U.S.C. 134.1 and 1348. SullS by ..enca and 0/f1U" of !he Unil<d S......... int:ludecl
here.
Uni.... SLIIU defel1l!ant. (2) When the plaintiff is lOin. the Unil<d S...... i.. offlWS or ..e""lea. pi... an X in this bo..
Fedenl question_ (3) This refen to .ul.. under 28 U.S.C. 1331, where jurisdiction arises under lhc ConstilUtion of !he Unil<d SLIIU, an
amendmontlO the CooIIilUtion. an act of COIlsreu or I UOIIy oflhc Unil<d S...... III CIOC' where !he U.S. 111 party,lhc U.S. plaintiff or
def.ndant code likes precodence, and box I or 2 should be nw1l<d.
Divenityof<lti:..mahip. (4) This refen 1.0101.. under 28 U.S.C. 1332. where parti......citiu..o(dlffcrent....... When Box 4 is checked. !he
clliullShip o( lhc different parties mll5t be checll<d. (See Section UI below; federal question actions like precedence over di....ity ......)
m. R.......... (ddsoeDllUp) ol PlinclpaJ Partles. Thi. section of !he JS-44 1110 be complel<d if divenity of citJunship wu Indlclled abov..
Mark this section for <ach principal party.
IV. C_ ol ActJna. ~port the civil ,talu" directiy rellled 10 the call50 of action and live I brief description of the cause.
V. NaIUn olSuIt. Pla<e an "X" in the appropriate box. lithe ..WI. of .uit can,"" be delenl1ined. be &We tho...... of action, in Section IV
above.lIlOfflcie.t to .nable the deputy cler1l or die ...tistical cler1l. in the Adntiniscntiv. 0/f1U IOdelenl1ine lhc........ ohull. Iflhc...... filS
more than one nature of suil. oelcet tho mosl defmitiv..
VI. 1JricIa. Place an "X" in one of !he oeven bo....
QriainaI PloceedinllS. (I) C.... which ari,i.... i. !he Unil<d S..... diJtrict cowlS.
~moved from S....,Court. (2) Ploceedings initia..d in ..... couru may be removed 1.0 the dlolric:tcouru underTItIe 28 U.S.C., Section 1441.
When lhc petition for "roovat is pamed. check this bol.
~manded 1\'011\ Appelll" Court. (3) Check thl. box ror c.... retnanded to the diJlrict court for fullher action. Use the dale of..rNOd IS tho
fIlina dale.
~inataled or Reopened_ (4) Check this box for c..... reinstated or reopened in the district court. Uoe the reopeninll dalll u the fiUn. dale.
1I'8Ilsfemd from Another Distticl. (.I) Forc.... tranSfemd underTitle 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(1). Do not use thll ror within district onnarenor
multidislric:t Utigllion onnafe...
Multidislric:t Llti,ation. (6) Check this box when I multidiJlrict c.... is tranSfcrred inlO the district under authority ofTitle 28 U.S.C. Section
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(a) Plaintiff Is a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
(b) Defendant MetLife was at the time of the commencement of this
action and continues to be a mutual life insurance company organized and existing
under and by virtue of the law. of the State of New York with Its principal place of
buaineaa located in the County of New York, State of New York.
4. This Notice of Removal is being filed within the time period required by
law under 28 U.S.C. !l1446(b).
WHEREFORE, Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company respectfully
requests that this action now pending against it in the Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, be removed therefrom to this Court.
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Veronica W. Saltz, Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 52931
Frey, Petrakis, Deeb & Blum
1601 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215)563-0500
Attorney for Defendant
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dated: Noventler 6, 1996
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I hereby certify that I caused a copy of the foregoing Notice of Removal to
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addressed as follows:
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