Frank Regula v. Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship Plan

354 F.3d 1133 Frank REGULA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELTA FAMILY-CARE DISABILITY SURVIVORSHIP PLAN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 98-55853. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. January 20, 2004. Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Esq., Rohlfing Law Firm, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Hunter R. Hughes, Esq., Rogers & Hardin, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Daly D.E. Temchine, Esq., Epstein, Becker and Green, Washington, DC, J. Christopher Collins, Esq., Unumprovident Corporation, Portland, ME, Mark E. Schmidke, Esq., Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP, Valparaiso, IN, for Amicus. Before B. FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 In light of the Supreme Court's decision in Black & Decker v. Nord, 538 U.S. 822 , 123 S.Ct. 1965 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1034 (2003), we vacate our opinion, 266 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir.2001), and reinstate the judgment of the district court.