Sentry Life Insurance Company v. Alan Roberts, M.D. Alan Roberts, M.D., Inc.

86 F.3d 1163 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alan ROBERTS, M.D.; Alan Roberts, M.D., Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56636. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 6, 1996. * Decided May 20, 1996. 1 Before: REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and KING, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** OVERVIEW 3 Appellant, Sentry Life Insurance (Sentry), brought this action seeking to recover benefits paid to appellee, Dr. Roberts, under disability insurance plans. The district court entered partial summary judgment in favor of Sentry on its alter ego theory of liability. On appeal of the partial summary judgment we reversed and remanded. After trial on the alter ego issue, the district court entered judgment in favor of Dr. Roberts, concluding that the law of the case precluded consideration of certain issues. Sentry timely appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we…