Jelinek v. Hewlett-Packard Co.

89 F.3d 845 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Etta JELINEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEWLETT-PACKARD CO., a California Corporation; Hewlett-Packard Co., Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan; Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35449. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 1996. * Decided June 27, 1996. Before: LAY, ** FERGUSON, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Etta Jelinek appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan. Jelinek challenges the district court's denial of her request for long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 . I. Statement of the Case 3 Jelinek was employed by the Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") as an electrician from September 1978 until she…