Theodor Atanuspour v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

Case 2:21-cv-06644-PA-AFM Document Filed 07/15/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1062 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THEODOR ATANUSPOUR, No. CV 21-6644 PA (AFMx) Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 This is an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) action for recovery of long-term disability benefits. Plaintiff Theodor Atanuspour (“Plaintiff” or “Atanuspour”) seeks benefits under a group insurance policy issued to The RSL Employer Trust by defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Defendant” or “Reliance”). Reliance filed the Administrative Record (“AR”) (Docket No. 24) which the Court received (Docket No. 39.) Following the filing of the parties’ Opening and Responsive Trial Briefs, the submission of their respective Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and their objections to each other’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, the Court, sitting without a…