Jacqueline Presi v. Asension Health Alliance ( 2019 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-1792
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Jacqueline E. Presi
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Ascension Health Alliance, doing business as Ascension; Ascension Short-Term
Disability Plan; Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., also known as
Sedgwick; Ascension Long-Term Disability Plan
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: December 18, 2019
Filed: December 23, 2019
[Unpublished]
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Before STRAS, WOLLMAN, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) suit, Jacqueline E.
Presi challenges the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on her
claims arising from the denial of benefits. Viewing the evidence and inferences that
may reasonably be drawn from it in a light most favorable to Presi, we conclude that
Presi has raised no valid basis for reversal. See Manning v. Am. Republic Ins. Co.,
604 F.3d 1030, 1038 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo review; when plan reserves
discretionary power to construe uncertain terms or make eligibility determinations,
district court reviews administrator’s decision only for abuse of discretion).
Appellees’ motion to strike is granted; and the judgment is affirmed, see 8th Cir. R.
47B.
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The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.