Hints
Hints v. American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 RALPH F. HINTS, Case No. 4:19-cv-03764-YGR
5 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
6 v. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS AND
GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
7 AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
COMPANY OF COLUMBUS,
8 Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 21 Defendant.
9 10 Plaintiff Ralph F. Hints brings this Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 11 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et. seq. (“ERISA”), action against defendant American Family Life Assurance 12 Company of Columbus (“AFLAC”) based on a denial of benefits under a short-term disability 13 plan beyond a twelve-month period. (Dkt. No. 1.) Specifically, Hints brings claims under two 14 causes of action under ERISA, including: (1) Section 1132(a)(1)(B) for the recovery of benefits 15 allegedly due to him under the plan; and (2) Section 1132(a)(3) for equitable relief as to these 16 benefits. (Id.) 17 Now, before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for judgment on…