Anderson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LANCE ANDERSON, as Guardian ad No. 1:22-cv-00165-KES-EPG litem for MAURINE ANDERSON, 12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 14 ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE (Doc. 24) 15 COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 Plaintiff Lance Anderson, as guardian ad litem for Maurine Anderson (“Anderson”), 20 brings this action against Defendant Allianz Life Insurance of North America (“Defendant”), 21 alleging breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in 22 connection with the denial of benefits under a long-term health care insurance policy. First 23 Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Doc. 2-2. 24 Defendant moves for summary judgment, or in the alternative, partial summary judgment. 25 Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”), Doc. 24. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion, 26 to which Defendant replied. Docs. 28, 29. Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s breach of contract 27 claim fails…