HICKS v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 10981 (9^th Cir. May 25, 1999)(unpublished)-Before: BRUNETTI, FERNANDEZ, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges. Court reversed granting of summary judgment in favor of MetLife and remanded for further proceedings in light of en banc decision in Kearney v. Standard Ins. Co., 175 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 1999).