Mitchell v. Auto Club Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHELLE MITCHELL, an individual, Case No.: 20cv1312 DMS (WVG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

AUTO CLUB LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a business entity of 15 unknown form; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. 18 This case comes before the Court on Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. After a thorough review of the issues, the motion is denied. I. BACKGROUND The facts giving rise to this case are undisputed. In December 1999, about a year after they were married, Peter and Michelle Mitchell purchased a term life insurance policy from Defendant Auto Club Life Insurance Company with a $150,000 benefit on Peter’s life and naming Michelle as the beneficiary (“the Policy”). Premiums on the Policy were / / / automatically…