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ELHOUTY v. LINCOLN BEN. LIFE CO.

No. 15-16740.

886 F.3d 752 (2018)

Kamies ELHOUTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY, a Nebraska corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 27, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shani Kochav (argued) and David P. Beitchman , Beitchman & Zekian P.C., Encino, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Katherine L. Villanueva (argued), Ryan S. Fife , and Jason Gosselin , Drinker Biddle & Reatch LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges, and Cathy Ann Bencivengo, District Judge.

OPINION

We address subject matter jurisdiction and other issues in this declaratory judgment action about an insurance policy.

I. Facts

Kamies Elhouty owned a life insurance policy issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company. The policy had a $2 million face amount. Lincoln Benefit takes the...

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