Watson v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, No. 1:2011cv21492 - Document 21 (S.D. Fla. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER GRANTING 18 Defendant's Motion to Partiall Dismiss Count II. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 10/20/2011. (rg1)

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Watson v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company Doc. 21 I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FO R TH E SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA CASE NO.11- 492- V- OORE 21 Cl M DR. PHX LP W . ATSON , W Pl i if antf, V S. THE PAUL REVERE LT E W SURANCE COM PAN Y, D e e nt f nda . / O R DER G R AN TI G DE FEND A NT ' M O TI N T O PA RT I LLY D I I CO UN T 1 N S O A SM SS 1 THI CAUSE c m ebef et Cour upo Def nda ThePa Re r LieI ur nce S a or he t n e nt ul ve e f ns a Co a y' M oint Pa t lyDimisCo n 1 o Ame d dCo lit( No.1 ) mp n s to o ri l s s u t 1 f n e mp an ECF a 8, Plitf Op sto ( No 1 ) a dDee d n ' Re l ( No 2 ) Th sM o ini n w anifs po iin ECF . 9 , n fn a ts py ECF . 0 . i to s o rpef rr viw . i o e e UPON CON SD ERATI oft M oton,t Opposton, heRe y,t pe tne ON he i he ii t pl he ri nt pori oft r o d,a beng o he wie f ly a s i t pr mi e , t Cour e e st tons he ec r nd i t r s u l dvied n he e s s he t ntr he f l ng Or r olowi de . 1 . 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