Pitt

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 SUSAN A. PITT, CASE NO. 18-cv-06609-YGR

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS

10 vs. TO DISMISS

11 METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE Re: Dkt. Nos. 47, 48, 51, 52, 70, 101

COMPANY, ET AL.,

12 Defendants. 13 14 Plaintiff Susan Pitt, as an individual and successor-in-interest to her husband, Michael A. 15 Pitt, brings this putative class action against MetLife, Inc. (“MLI”) and its wholly owned 16 subsidiaries, Metlife Group, Inc. (“MLG”) and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company 17 (“Tower”), alleging violations of the California Insurance Code and California common law 18 regulating the lapse and termination of life insurance policies. 19 Now before the Court are defendants’ motions to dismiss on the following grounds: (1) as 20 to MLG and MLI, for lack of personal jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(2) and failure to state a claim 21 under Rule 12(b)(6); and (2) as to Tower, for lack of proper venue under Rule 12(b)(3) and failure 22 to state a claim under…