Zimmerman
Zimmerman v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARC ZIMMERMAN, Case No. 4:21-cv-3346-YGR
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING v.
IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
DISMISS
T CH OE M G PAU NA YR ODI FA AN M L EIF RE IC I AN ,S URANCE Dkt. No. 13 Defendant.
Plaintiff Marc Zimmerman (“Zimmerman”) brings this action against defendant The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (“Guardian”), based on Guardian’s miscalculation and misinformation of Zimmerman’s benefits under his former employer’s benefit plan. Zimmerman brings five causes of action: (1) recovery of employee benefits under 29 U.S.C. §§ 1132(a)(1)(B); (2) equitable relief under 29 U.S.C. §§ 1132(a)(3); failure to produce documents under 29 U.S.C. §§ 1-24(b)(4); (4) negligent misrepresentation; and (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress. (Dkt. No. 1.) Now before the Court is Guardian’s motion to dismiss Zimmerman’s third, fourth, and fifth causes of action. (Dkt. No. 13.) The matter…