LaVENTURE v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 99-55990.

237 F.3d 1042 (2001)

Dana LaVENTURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Metzger, Laguna Hills, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald K. Alberts, Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone, Marina Del Rey, California, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: Thomas T.G. NELSON and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and Edward C. REED, District Judge.


Argued and Submitted November 16, 2000 — Pasadena, California.

REED, District Judge:

This action arises from the denial of disability income insurance benefits. Dana LaVenture ("LaVenture") appeals the district court's summary judgment order in favor of Appellee Prudential Life & Accident Insurance Company ("Prudential"). The district court determined that LaVenture's disability policy was part of an overall ERISA benefits plan. Therefore, the district...

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