Legal Opinion
C. BRATTON v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided July 17, 2006No. CV 04-7605 JVSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELNA, District Judge.
Proceedings: Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment.
Cause called and counsel make their appearances. The Court’s tentative ruling is issued. Counsel for the parties inform the Court that they submit on the Court’s tentative ruling. The Court GRANTS the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and rules in accordance with the tentative ruling as follows:
The instant action involves a claim for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff James C. Bratton…
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