Reich v. Metrahealth Inc.

87 F.3d 1321 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dr. Laurence A. REICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METRAHEALTH INC., aka: Metlife; aka: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Kennett L. Simmons, Chairman of the Board of MetraHealth, Inc.; Sara Gault, Vice President of MetraHealth, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-56385. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 18, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dr. Laurence Reich appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing with prejudice his claims against MetraHealth, Inc. and two of its corporate officers (collectively "MetraHealth") pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1132 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 * Background 4 Dr. Reich's claims stem from the denial of benefits for outpatient nasal surgery performed on five patients, each of whom was insured…