Luis
Luis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Davila, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
Plaintiff Celia Stauty Luis (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Met-Life”) after learning she could not recover life insurance benefits because she was not named as the beneficiary of her husband’s policy, Presently before the court is Met-Life’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. See Docket Item No. 22. Plaintiff filed an opposition to' the motion. See Docket Item No. 25.
Federal jurisdiction arises pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 . The court has carefully considered both parties’ arguments, including those related to Plaintiff’s réquest for leave to file an amended complaint. As will be explained below, MetLife is entitled to judgment on the pleadings and Plaintiff has not articulated a valid claim upon which she could base an amended complaint. Accordingly, MetLife’s motion will be granted and Plaintiffs request for leave to amend will be denied.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Plaintiffs Allegations
Plaintiff was married to Osvaldo Luis (“Osvaldo”), 1 who is deceased. See Compl., Docket Item No. 1, at ¶ 1.. Prior to his marriage to Plaintiff, Osvaldo purchased a life…