Dan C. v. Directors Guild of America - Producer Health Plan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 16 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DAN C., No. 24-3203 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cv-03647-FLA-AJR v.

MEMORANDUM*

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA -

PRODUCER HEALTH PLAN,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 14, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: OWENS, BENNETT, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Directors Guild of America – Producer Health Plan (“Plan”)

appeals from the district court’s judgment for Plaintiff Dan C. in this action under

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). §§ 1001–1461. The Plan denied coverage for residential mental health…