Eric P. v. Directors Guild of America

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ERIC P., Case No. 19-cv-00361-WHO 8 Plaintiff, ORDER ON STANDARD OF REVIEW v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 37 10 DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. 11 12 Plaintiff seeks review of the Directors Guild of America-Producer Health Plan’s decision 13 denying his claim of coverage for residential mental health treatment for his daughter. The 14 question at issue here is what standard of review – de novo or abuse of discretion – applies to my 15 review of the Plan’s denial. Plaintiff argues de novo review is appropriate,…