Ricardo Bircher v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO BIRCHER, Trustee of the No. CV 19-04864 PA (SKx) Bircher Living Trust FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS Plaintiff, OF LAW 13 v.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, Defendant. 17 18 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, the Court conducted a telephonic bench trial on April 9, 2020. Having considered the materials submitted by the parties, including the Administrative Record, and after reviewing the evidence, the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a). Any finding of fact that constitutes a conclusion of law is hereby adopted as a conclusion of law, and any conclusion of law that constitutes a finding of fact is hereby adopted as a finding of fact. 27 1. This is an action brought by Ricardo Bircher, Trustee of the…