Rodgers

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION FOR JUDGMENT

Plaintiff Jeanne Rodgers moves for judgment on the administrative record on her claim for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), the California State Automobile Association Short-Term Disability Plan and the California State Automobile Association Long-Term Disability Plan cross-move for judgment on the administrative record. The matter was heard on July 16, 2009. Having considered oral argument and all of the materials submitted by the parties, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion.

FINDINGS OF FACT

Jeanne Rodgers worked for more than twenty years as an insurance sales agent for the California State Automobile Association (CSAA). In 2007, she began suffering from a variety of medical problems and, on the advice of her doctors, stopped working on November 17, 2007.

The CSAA maintains a Short-Term Disability Plan and a Long-Term Disability Plan for its employees. MetLife serves as the claims administrator of the Plans and funds benefits that are paid…