Bristol Sl Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 31 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRISTOL SL HOLDINGS, INC., a No. 23-55019 California corporation, in its capacity as the owner of the claims for Sure Haven, Inc., a D.C. No. California corporation, 8:19-cv-00709-PSG-ADS

Plaintiff-Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation; CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC., a Connecticut corporation,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 7, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, BRESS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

We consider Bristol SL Holdings, Inc.’s ERISA claim against defendants

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. (collectively, “Cigna”). The district court…