Shanklin v. United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund

U.S. DISTRICT N.D. OF AL IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JASPER DIVISION CLAYTON SHANKLIN, ) Plaintiff, Vv. ) 6:22-cv-01056-LSC UNITED MINE WORKERS ) OF AMERICA 1974 ) PENSION TRUST, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION Plaintiff Clayton Shanklin (“Plaintiff”) brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132, et seq., against the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust (“UMWA”). Before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment. (Docs. 14, 17.) For the reasons stated below, both…