Kevin Walker v. At&t Benefit Plan No. 3

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 15 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KEVIN WALKER, No. 22-55450

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-00916-MCS-SK v.

AT&T BENEFIT PLAN NO. 3; AT&T MEMORANDUM*

SERVICES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Mark C. Scarsi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 11, 2023** San Francisco, California

Before: MURGUIA, Chief Judge, and FRIEDLAND and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

In this Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)

disability insurance case, Defendants-Appellees—AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan

No. 3 and AT&T Services, Inc. (collectively “AT&T”)—denied Plaintiff-

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Appellant Kevin Walker long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits.…