White

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 14 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM WHITE, No. 24-2681

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-01788-L-KSC v.

THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE MEMORANDUM*

COMPANY OF AMERICA; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California M. James Lorenz, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 21, 2025 San Diego, California

Before: WALLACE, MCKEOWN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges

Plaintiff-Appellant William White (“White”) appeals from the district court’s

(1) denial of his motion to establish de novo as the standard of review applicable to

Defendant-Appellee Guardian Life Insurance Company’s (“Guardian”) denial of his

insurance claim; and (2) summary judgment in favor of Guardian. We have

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

White’s insurance claim arises…