Hall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CASSANDRA HALL, Case No. 20-cv-07076-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE SUMMARY JUGMENT

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 29, 31 AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN NO. 3, 11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Cassandra Hall filed this ERISA action for long-term disability (LTD) benefits under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). The complaint alleges that defendant AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 3 (the Plan) had accepted and paid a claim for LTD benefits for two years, and then terminated the benefits based on a paper review of her medical files. Dkt. No. 1. Hall returned to work, and seeks benefits for a relatively short period of time between the termination decision and resuming her job. She asks for judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52, or alternatively for summary judgment under Rule 56. Dkt. No. 29. The Plan opposes the motion and appears to ask for summary judgment in its favor, although the parties were expressly advised that the Court does not permit duplicative cross-motions in ERISA cases. …