Legal Opinion
In re Vorpahl
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1982No. 82-2087PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus ordering the district court1 to vacate its order *319striking the demand for jury trial filed in this action seeking present and future pension benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1144 (1976). Because we conclude that petitioners are not statutorily or constitutionally entitled to a jury trial, we deny the writ.
Petitioners are present or former employees of Union Oil Company of California (Union Oil) or its subsidiaries. They brought an action for current and future benefits…
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