FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 21 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
KRISTI L. KAUFMANN (HORN), No. 10-35199
Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 9:09-cv-00051-JCL
v.
MEMORANDUM *
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE CO.,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Jeremiah C. Lynch, Magistrate Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted October 4, 2010
Seattle, Washington
Before: THOMAS and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge.**
After carefully considering the briefs, record, and arguments of counsel, the
Court affirms the judgment of the district court for the reasons stated in Magistrate
Judge Lynch’s well-reasoned opinion of February 1, 2010.
AFFIRMED.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the
District of Hawaii, sitting by designation.