Sarah Flynn Thomas v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 6 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SARAH AISLINN FLYNN THOMAS, No. 20-55231

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-00728-BAS-BGS v.

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE MEMORANDUM*

COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Cynthia A. Bashant, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 4, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: MURGUIA and BADE, Circuit Judges, and MOLLOY,*** District Judge.

Defendant State Farm Life Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals the

district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff Sarah Aislinn

* 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). *** The Honorable Donald W. Molloy, United States District Judge for the District of Montana, sitting by designation. Flynn Thomas. We…