D'Entremont

I. INTRODUCTION

16 On March 30, 2022, Plaintiff Marcel D’Entremont filed this action against the United States 17 (the “Government” or the “Defendant”). Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment (Doc. 27) 18 on December 16, 2022, and the Government filed a response/cross-motion for summary judgment 19 (Doc. 30) on January 27, 2023. Plaintiff filed his opposition to the Government’s motion (Doc. 20 35) on February 27, 2023, and on March 14, 2023, the Government replied (Doc. 36).1 21 Plaintiff contends the Government acted arbitrarily and capriciously in finding that he was 22 not entitled to benefits under the Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Program 23 (“TSGLI”). The record does not support this claim. Therefore, upon consideration of the motions 24 and the administrative record, and for the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS 25 Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. 30) and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for 26 summary judgment (Doc. 27). 27 28 II. BACKGROUND A. The Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Program The U.S. Government operates a Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group …