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211772P.pdf   11/30/2021  Michael Avenoso  v.  Reliance Standard Life Ins Co
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  21-1772
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Erickson and Stras, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - ERISA. The defendant plan denied plaintiff's request for 
   long-term disability benefits on the ground plaintiff retained the ability 
   to perform sedentary work. Plaintiff sued under ERISA and the district 
   court granted his motion for summary judgment. While the district court 
   erred by resolving factual disputes in ruling on the motion, the error was 
   harmless, and the district court's judgment is affirmed.