19 Employee Benefits Cas. 1326, Pens. Plan Guide P 23907b George Peterson v. American Life & Health Insurance Company Creative Health Programs Pacific Southwest Association of Small Employer Firms Richard Reynolds

48 F.3d 404 19 Employee Benefits Cas. 1326 , Pens. Plan Guide P 23907B George PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY; Creative Health Programs; Pacific Southwest Association of Small Employer Firms; Richard Reynolds, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55973. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1994. Decided Feb. 15, 1995. Robert S. Gianelli, Sherril Nell Babcock, Gianelli & Morris, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Joseph D. McNeil, Edward A. Stumpp, McNeil and Susson, Santa Ana, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: FLETCHER, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 George Peterson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his suit for benefits under a health insurance policy. We have jurisdiction and affirm. I. BACKGROUND 2 Peterson is a partner in Quivira Marine Service Center ("Quivira"). Quivira applied to American Life and Health Insurance Co. ("American") for a short-term group policy through the Pacific Southwest Association of Small…