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O'CONNOR v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 97-5244.

146 F.3d 959 (1998)

Mary O'CONNOR, Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Davis and Tracy J. Power were on the briefs for appellant.

J. Snowden Stanley, Jr. argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.

Before: WILLIAMS, GINSBURG, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Mary O'Connor sued her former employer and its insurance company for their failure to pay long-term disability benefits under an employee benefit plan. The district court dismissed the case against the insurance company because O'Connor failed to submit timely proof of her claim, and transferred the case against the employer (and the receiver thereof) to the Central District of California. For the reasons stated below we reverse.

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