Brown
Brown v. California Law Enforcement Ass'n
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Josephspero, J.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT
Re: Dkt. No.
I. INTRODUCTION
Presently before the Court is Third Party Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Third *932 Party Complaint (“Motion”). The Court held a hearing on the Motion on February 27, 2014. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is GRANTED.
II. BACKGROUND
In this case, Plaintiff William Brown, who is medically retired from the Oakland Police Department, has filed a putative class action against his long-term disability plan, the plan’s sponsor, and the plan’s administrator under ERISA for denied benefits and breach of fiduciary duty. Defendants are California Law Enforcement Association Group Long Term Disability Plan (“CLEA Plan”); California Law Enforcement Association (“CLEA”); and California Administration Insurance Services, Inc (“CAISI”). The CLEA Plan is offered by CLEA and administered by CAISI. Defendants have in turn filed a Third Party Complaint against Brown’s employee organization, the Oakland Police Officers’ Association (“OPOA”).
A. Complaint
The dispute arises from the following alleged facts: In July 2011, Brown became “totally disabled” within the meaning of the CLEA Plan. Compl. at 6.…