Ardella Patterson v. Chrysler Group

OPINION

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

In this ERISA action brought pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132, 1 Defendants-Appellants, Chrysler Group, LLC, et al. (Defendants), appeal the judgment of the district court ordering them to pay Plaintiff-Appel-lee, Ardella Patterson (Plaintiff), pension and surviving spousal benefits. We reverse, finding Plaintiffs claim barred by the statute of limitations.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff and Henry Lee Patterson wed on February 15, 1987. They divorced on September 27, 1993. The Judgment of Divorce declared that Plaintiff was entitled to one-half of the pension benefits…