August Parker v. Alberto Zavala

MEMORANDUM ***

•This is an appeal from a motion for summary judgment; the facts are not repeated as the parties are familiar with them. We are constrained to interpret 38 U.S.C. § 1970(a) of the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Act to require strict compliance with its provisions regarding the designation of beneficiaries. Prudential Ins. Co. v. Perez, 51 F.3d 197, 198-99 (9th Cir.1995). At the time of the insured’s death, the Army had only August Marie Parker listed as a designated beneficiary on file in its records. Appellants proffered no evidence to establish a triable issue of fact as…