
    IN RE: Avery ARMANI, Avery Armani, Petitioner, v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, Respondent, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanY, Real Party in Interest.
    No. 17-70244
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted April 7, 2017  San Francisco, California
    Filed May 8, 2017
    Charles Fleishman, Attorney, Paul Fle-ishman, The Fleishman Law Firm, Woodland Hills, CA, for Petitioner
    Charles Kelechi Chineduh, Meserve, Mumper & Hughes LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Real Party in Interest Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Before: D.W. NELSON and PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and BUCKLO, District Judge.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
    
      
       The Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation..
    
   ORDER

The petition for a writ of mandamus is granted. We vacate the district court’s January 26, 2017 order and direct the district court to enter judgment for the petitioner awarding him payment of his long-term disability benefits, interest, attorney fees, and costs, and reinstatement of the long-term disability policy.

The Clerk shall serve this order on the district court.

PETITION GRANTED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
     