HINTON v. PACIFIC ENTERPRISES

No. 92-55493.

5 F.3d 391 (1993)

Heather C. HINTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC ENTERPRISES, formerly known as Pacific Lighting Corporation, as Employer, Plan Administrator, Plan Sponsor and Plan Fiduciary, Pacific Lighting Corporation Disability Benefit Plan, Pacific Lighting Corporation Medical Plan, Pacific Lighting Corporation Dental Plan, Pacific Lighting Corporation Pension Plan, Pacific Lighting Corporation Life Insurance Plan, and Kathe R. Moore, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Dean, Pacific Palisades, CA, and Stephanie Nordlinger, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Larry I. Stein and John R. Ellis, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees Pacific Enterprises, Pacific Lighting Corp. Disability Benefit Plan, Pacific Lighting Corp. Medical Plan, Pacific Lighting Corp. Dental Plan, Pacific Lighting Corp. Pension Plan, and Pacific Lighting Corp. Life Ins. Plan.

Kathe R. Moore, in pro. per.

Before: BROWNING, FARRIS and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Background

Plaintiff-appellant Hinton was a paralegal employed by defendant-appellee Pacific Enterprises ("Pacific"). On January 6, 1988, Hinton became disabled and on January 15, 1988, she was informed by her supervisor that she was being fired. Ten days later, she executed a resignation agreement outlining the terms of her departure from Pacific. Below her signature, in her own handwriting, Ms. Hinton added:

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