Youngberg v. Great West Life Assur. Co.

892 F.2d 85 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bruce YOUNGBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, a/k/a Life-Assurance Company, a Canadian Corporation, Scientific Atlanta, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, the Scientific Atlanta Long Term Disability Plan, a Georgia Long Term Disability Plan, and Does 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-6206. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1989. Decided Dec. 19, 1989. Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Bruce Youngberg appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of both Great West Assurance Company ("Great West") and Scientific Atlanta, Inc. ("Scientific Atlanta"). The district court ruled that Youngberg had produced insufficient evidence to show that Great West had arbitrarily or capriciously denied him long term disability benefits under an ERISA plan. The court further ruled that…