Brandon v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HACKETT, District Judge.

This matter is presently before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 56. Defendant alleges that its denial of plaintiff’s extended disability benefits (EDB) was not arbitrary and capricious. Oral argument was heard on this motion on January 6, 1988, at 2:00 p.m.

Standard for Summary Judgment

F.R.Civ.P. 56(c) provides that a moving party is entitled to summary judgment “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file,…