Legal Opinion
Fuller Ex Rel. International Ass'n of Entrepreneurs of America Benefit Trust v. Ulland
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1996No. 94-2940PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Ross Fuller, as Trustee of the International Association of Entrepreneurs of America Benefit Trust (the “Trustee”), appeals from the district court’s 1 judgment dismissing his action against James E. Ulland, Commissioner of Commerce of the State of Minnesota (the “Commissioner”) for injunctive and declaratory relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988). The district court rejected the Trustee’s claim of exclusive federal jurisdiction and dismissed the action under the abstention doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401…
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