SIMMONS v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 01-31255.

310 F.3d 865 (2002)

Jimmy E. SIMMONS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. of Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. Marceaux (argued), Marceaux & Loftin, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joshua Bachrach (argued), Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, Paul Joseph Politz, Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JONES and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to review the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Jimmy E. Simmons against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. The district court found that Reliance Standard abused its discretion by declining to award permanent disability benefits to Simmons. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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The underlying dispute arose in 1996, when Simmons' employer CONDEA required all of its...

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