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SPAIN v. AETNA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 92-55547.

13 F.3d 310 (1993)

Steven SPAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; Trans World Airlines Employees Benefits Plan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon J. Arkin, Shernoff, Bidart & Darras, Claremont, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bless Stritar Young, Fulbright & Jaworski, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges; WILL, District Judge.

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Steven Spain ("Spain") appeals the district court's denial of his motion for attorneys' fees in his suit against Aetna Life Insurance ("Aetna"), the administrator of his employee benefit plan. The district court denied Appellant's motion for attorneys' fees on the grounds that attorneys' fees could not be awarded against a plan administrator in an action for plan benefits. We reverse the judgment and remand for...

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