Stolte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHANNON STOLTE, Case No. 21-cv-07735-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

SECURIAN LIFE INSURANCE Re: Dkt. No.

COMPANY,

11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Shannon Stolte alleges that Defendant Securian Life Insurance Company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) when it denied life insurance benefits for her now-deceased spouse, John Stolte (“J. Stolte.”). Defendant moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). [Docket Nos. 27 (“Mot.”), 31 (“Reply”).] Plaintiff opposed. [Docket No. 28 (“Opp’n”).] The court held a hearing on the motion on March 10, 2022. For the following reasons, the court grants Defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND The following facts are derived from the FAC. J. Stolte participated in a health and welfare plan (the “Plan”) sponsored by his employer Allstate that included life insurance coverage for eligible employees. FAC ¶¶ 2, 6. Defendant…