Sam Ameen v. Crown Life Insurance Company

81 F.3d 167 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sam AMEEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROWN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-56280. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1996. Decided March 27, 1996. Before: BEEZER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiff Sam Ameen appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Crown Life Insurance Company. While Ameen was employed by Crown Life and insured under a Crown Life policy, he was injured and disabled in an automobile accident. Crown Life paid benefits for a number of years and supported his retraining. After retraining, Ameen worked full-time for another employer for eighteen months but voluntarily terminated employment. He sought resumption of disability benefits from Crown Life, but Crown Life refused his request. 3 Ameen brought suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking compensatory and punitive…