Sandra L. Furnari v. Donald C. Dornan

41 F.3d 1513 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sandra L. FURNARI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald C. DORNAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-55566. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1994. Decided Nov. 7, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In this Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) action, brought by Sandra L. Furnari (Furnari), the district court found for Defendants/Appellants, Donald C. Dornan, D.D.S., et al. (Dornan), and then referred the case to a magistrate for fact-finding related to the appropriateness of an award of attorney's fees to Dornan, as authorized by 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1132 (g)(1). Based on the magistrate's findings, as well as other relevant factors, the district court denied Dornan's request for attorney's fees. Dornan appealed the denial of attorney's fees, arguing that the district court abused its discretion. We affirm. 3 A court's…