Legal Opinion
Curry v. CTB McGraw-Hill, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 2008No. 06-15397PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Plaintiffs seek benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and state law. The district court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We affirm.
I. Plaintiffs’ claims under ERISA
“[A] federal court has no jurisdiction to hear a civil action under ERISA that is brought by a person who is not a ‘participant, beneficiary, or fiduciary.’ ” Harris v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., 26 F.3d 930, 933 (9th Cir.1994). Contrary to Plaintiffs’ assertions, we have not held that all common law employees are entitled…
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