Legal Opinion
Estate of Sheppard v. Caterpillar, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided April 20, 1987No. 87-3008PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ORDER
MILLS, District Judge:
The employer here may not enter the federal court by the back stairs when the main door to the courthouse is locked.
Can the mere fact that ERISA is involved in this suit confer federal jurisdiction?
No.
The Estate of James Sheppard originally brought this suit in the Circuit Court of Illinois, McLean County. In re Estate of Sheppard, No. 86-P-309 (Cir.Ct. McLean Co., filed Nov. 12, 1986). Therein, the estate sought, inter alia, a declaration that a $54,000 lien placed by Caterpillar upon the proceeds of its proposed settlement with a tortfeasor was invalid.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Gloria Sladek v. Bell System Management Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Pfefferle v. SolomonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1989
- Yarde v. Pan American Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1994
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