96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7895, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,071, Pens. Plan Guide P 23928i William Duggan v. Danny Hobbs, Individually and as Administrator of the Chemworld Corporation Agreement Plan

99 F.3d 307 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7895 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,071, Pens. Plan Guide P 23928I William DUGGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Danny HOBBS, individually and as Administrator of the Chemworld Corporation Agreement Plan, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15863. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 15, 1996. * Decided Oct. 29, 1996. William J. Hooy, Concord, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Danny G. Hobbs, Kelseyville, CA, in propria persona for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Eugene F. Lynch, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-00316-EFL. Before: SNEED, JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 William Duggan entered into a severance agreement with his employer, Chemworld Corporation (the Agreement), under which he was to receive retirement benefits for life. When Chemworld terminated payments due under the Agreement, Duggan sued Chemworld and its President, Danny G. Hobbs, for breach of contract and for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 2 The district court dismissed the breach of contract…