Legal Opinion
Buck v. Union Trustees of Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund of Plumbers & Pipefitters International
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 17, 1975No. CIV-2-75-148PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
The plaintiff moved for a stay of the proceedings herein until the Court determines “ * * * whether the [defendants’ [pjetition for [rjemoval shall be sustained by this Court. * * * ” There is obviously no merit to such motion.
This is an action by an alleged participant in a retirement pension plan to recover benefits. 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). This Court, concurrently with state courts of competent jurisdiction, has original jurisdiction of such actions. 29 U.S.C. § 1132(e)(1). While the plaintiff had a right to choose initially the state…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Picking v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Bushnell v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Stern v. BeerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, and Hugh L. Rutledge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Thomas v. Furness (Pacific) LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bailey v. Boilermakers Local 667 of the International Brotherhood of BoilermakersDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1979
- National Bank of North America v. Local 553 Pension Fund of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters & ChauffeursDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
- First Tennessee Bank of Chattanooga, N. A. v. Brown (In Re Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
- Empire Gas Co. v. Stewart-Brown (In Re Stewart-Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
- Hayes v. National Con-Serv, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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