Shapiro v. Prudential Ins Co

Opinions of the United 2004 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1-8-2004 Shapiro v. Prudential Ins Co Precedential or Non-Precedential: Precedential Docket No. 02-3805 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_2004 Recommended Citation "Shapiro v. Prudential Ins Co" (2004). 2004 Decisions. Paper 1051. http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_2004/1051 This decision is brought to you for free and open access by the Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2004 Decisions by an authorized administrator of Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. For more information, please contact Benjamin.Carlson@law.villanova.edu. NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No.02-3805 ______________ STEPHEN SHAPIRO Appellant v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.C. Civil Action No. 99-CV-04325) District Judge: Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh ______________________ Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) on June 16, 2003 Before: ALITO, ROTH, and HALL* , Circuit Judges ____________________ *The Hon. Cynthia H. Hall, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation. ORDER AMENDING OPINION ROTH, Circuit Judge IT IS ORDERED that the Not Precedential Opinion in the above case filed October 28, 2003, be amended as follows: On page 4, second to last sentence in the last paragraph after “experience”. Please insert this sentence “Because Prudential both funds and administers the benefits at issue here, its decision to terminate benefits is reviewed under a ‘heightened arbitrary and capricious standard.’ Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 214 F.3d 377, 378 (3d Cir. 2000). By the Court, /s/ JANE. R. ROTH Circuit Judge Dated: January 7, 2004 RLS/cc: SJH CHP HLM CAR 2