Case Name: Theodore KANNE and Beatriz Kanne, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1987-07-23
Citations: 823 F.2d 284
Docket Number: Nos. 85-5641, 85-5642
Parties: Theodore KANNE and Beatriz Kanne, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.
Judges: Before FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges and WILKINS , District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 823
Pages: 284–284

Head Matter:
Theodore KANNE and Beatriz Kanne, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.
Nos. 85-5641, 85-5642.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 23,1987.
Leonard Sacks, Encino, Cal., Carol A. Hay, and Andrew 0. Feringa, Lakewood, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees-appellants.
James S. Cline, Suzette Clover, David L. Bacon, and Bruce A. Beckman, Los Ange-les, Cal., for defendants-appellants-appel-lees.
Before FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges and WILKINS , District Judge.
Hon. Philip C. Wilkins, Senior United States District Judge, for the Eastern District of California, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
ORDER
The parties shall submit simultaneous briefs of not more than thirty (30) pages by August 17, 1987, addressing two issues:
1) Whether the insurance policy in question is a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., and
2) Whether Cal.Ins.Code § 790.03(h)(2) is preempted by ERISA.
Oral argument may be scheduled at a later date.
This court's opinion, filed June 4, 1987, 819 F.2d 204, is hereby withdrawn.