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ALFORD v. DCH GROUP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN

Nos. 01-56090, No. 01-56178.

311 F.3d 955 (2002)

Patricia ALFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DCH FOUNDATION GROUP LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN; UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees. Patricia Alford, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DCH Foundation Group Long-Term Disability Plan; UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Rohlfing Law Firm, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for the Appellant.

Edwin A. Oster, Barger & Wolen, Irvine, CA, for the Appellee.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge, and WEINER, District Judge.

OPINION

WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Patricia Alford, a registered nurse, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of DCH Foundation Group Long Term Disability Plan ("the Plan") & UNUM Life Insurance Company ("UNUM") in her ERISA action for continuing long-term disability benefits.1 Specifically, Ms. Alford argues that the district court erroneously applied the "abuse of discretion...

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