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Espindola v. Standard Insurance Company et al

MOTION for SUMMARY JUDGMENT

21 Cited authorities

  1. Sanchez v. Monumental Life Ins. Co

    102 F.3d 398 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 1,316 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that defendants bears the burden to show that removal is proper

  2. Marcus v. Califano

    615 F.2d 23 (2d Cir. 1979)   Cited 2,103 times
    Holding that "the ALJ has discretion to evaluate the credibility of a claimant and to arrive at an independent judgment, in light of medical findings and other evidence, regarding the true extent of the pain alleged by the claimant"

  3. Kearney v. Standard Insurance Company

    175 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 694 times
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion, on de novo review, by limiting review to the evidence before the administrator

  4. Salomaa v. Honda Long Term Disability Plan

    642 F.3d 666 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 331 times
    Holding that the court discounts deference given to administrator's decision to the extent to which it was influenced by a conflict of interest

  5. Muniz v. Amec Construction Management, Inc.

    623 F.3d 1290 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 253 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that claimants bear the burden to prove entitlement to benefits at the district court

  6. Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability

    511 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 253 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plan administrator must provide a participant with the reasons for a benefits denial at a time when the participant “had a fair chance to present evidence on this point,” and should not add a new reason in the administrator's final denial

  7. Hawkins v. First U. Corp. Long-Term Dis. Plan

    326 F.3d 914 (7th Cir. 2003)   Cited 289 times
    Holding that there is no "logical incompatibility between working full time and being disabled from working full time"

  8. Diaz v. Prudential Ins. Co.

    499 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 166 times
    Finding medical history that included heavy medication and repeated surgical procedures to be relevant in determining that claimant was disabled

  9. Levinson v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

    245 F.3d 1321 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 157 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there must be "a reasonable basis for [a plan administrator's] decisions, based on the evidence known to [it] at the time"

  10. McOsker v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co.

    279 F.3d 586 (8th Cir. 2002)   Cited 108 times
    Holding similar language required inability to do all principal duties

  11. Rule 5.2 - Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2   Cited 4,159 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Stating party waives privacy protection for own information by filing not under seal