
    Russell BERENS, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, Defendant — Appellee.
    No. 01-55726.
    D.C. No. CV-00-00393-VAP.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 2002.
    Decided Nov. 8, 2002.
    
      Before BRIGHT, GOODWIN and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The Honorable Myron H. Bright, United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.
    
   ORDER

The decision of the district court is AFFIRMED for the reasons stated by the district court in its order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment filed on March 21, 2001. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
     