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SAFFLE v. SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO.

No. 95-15688.

85 F.3d 455 (1996)

June SAFFLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY BARGAINING UNIT LONG TERM DISABILITY INCOME PLAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1996.

As Amended June 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suellen Fulstone, Woodburn, Wedge, Blakey & Jeppson, Reno, Nevada, for defendant-appellant.

Mark A. Kilburn, Langton & Kilburn, Reno, Nevada, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALARCON, BEEZER and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

RYMER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to decide what should happen when district courts (or we) conclude that an ERISA plan administrator with discretionary authority to interpret and apply a plan has misconstrued the document and applied an incorrect standard to its benefits determination.

June Saffle applied for occupational disability benefits under the Sierra Pacific Power Company Bargaining Unit Long Term Disability Plan, an employee benefit plan...

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