
    Thomas A. JOAS, MD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
    No. 04-55961.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Nov. 7, 2006.
    
    Filed Nov. 9, 2006.
    David B. Sharp, Esq., Law Offices of David B. Sharp, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    
      Colleen R. Smith, Esq., Harrington Foxx Dubrow & Canter, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
    Before: GRABER, WARDLAW, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

The judgment is vacated and this case is remanded to the district court for reconsideration in the light of Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Insurance Co., 458 F.3d 955 (9th Cir.2006) (en banc), and, if appropriate, for the receipt of additional evidence.

VACATED and REMANDED. The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
     