Ronald M. Gonda v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 04-4188
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RONALD M. GONDA,
Appellant
v.
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY;
WILLIAM FREIDT, JR.
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. Civil No. 00-cv-02286)
District Judge: The Honorable Donetta W. Ambrose
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Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
October 18, 2005
Before: SMITH, STAPLETON, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.
(Filed November 17, 2005)
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OPINION OF THE COURT
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NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Ronald Gonda appeals the District Court’s grant of Appellee
Metropolitan Life Insurance’s (“Met Life”) motion for summary judgment on claims

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arising from the purchase of a life insurance policy. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1291 and, guided by our opinions in Dilworth v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., 418 F.3d 345 (3d Cir. 2005) and Tran v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 408 F.3d
130 (3d Cir. 2005), we will reverse.
Because this case presents to us facts and issues almost identical to that in
our not-precedential opinion in Wyckoff v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 04-4098
(3d Cir. 2005). we will accordingly reverse and remand for substantially the same reasons
as set out therein.

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