Duckett v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION SAMANTHA N. DUCKETT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 21-cv-00380-SRB ) SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY ) OF CANADA, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada’s (“Sun Life”) Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative to Order the Joinder of a Party. (Doc. #10.) For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND On June 1, 2021, Sun Life removed this case from state court. In her Complaint,1 Plaintiff Samantha Duckett (“Plaintiff”) alleges that on…