Case Name: Frank REGULA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELTA FAMILY-CARE DISABILITY SURVIVORSHIP PLAN, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-01-20
Citations: 354 F.3d 1133
Docket Number: No. 98-55853
Parties: Frank REGULA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELTA FAMILY-CARE DISABILITY SURVIVORSHIP PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before B. FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 354
Pages: 1133–1133

Head Matter:
Frank REGULA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELTA FAMILY-CARE DISABILITY SURVIVORSHIP PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 98-55853.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Jan. 20, 2004.
Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Esq., Rohlfíng Law Firm, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Hunter R. Hughes, Esq., Rogers & Hardin, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Daly D.E. Temchine, Esq., Epstein, Becker and Green, Washington, DC, J. Christopher Collins, Esq., Unumprovident Corporation, Portland, ME, Mark E. Schmidke, Esq., Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP, Valparaiso, IN, for Amicus.
Before B. FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
In light of the Supreme Court's decision in Black & Decker v. Nord, 538 U.S. 822, 123 S.Ct. 1965, 155 L.Ed.2d 1034 (2003), we vacate our opinion, 266 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir.2001), and reinstate the judgment of the district court.