Lamantia v. Voluntary Plan Administrators

401 F.3d 1114 Karen LAMANTIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VOLUNTARY PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, INC.; Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization, Defendants, and Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-15706. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 6, 2004. Filed March 23, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Mark A. Perry, Esq., Paul DeCamp, Esq., Washington, DC, Joseph P. Busch III, Esq., Susan B. Burr, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for the appellant. Peter Stubbs, Esq., Sacramento, CA; Richard J. Chiurazzi, Esq., Mastagni, Holstedt & Amick, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-01933-LKK. Before HALL, BRUNETTI, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge. 1 Defendant Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan ("the Plan") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Karen LaMantia awarding her disability benefits. The Plan argues that the…