Legal Opinion

ACS RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. v. Griffin

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 2, 2012No. 11-40446PublishedCited by 188 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

ACS Recovery Services, Inc. (“ACS”) and FKI Industries, Inc. (“FKI”) appeal the district court’s decision to dismiss their suit for equitable relief under section 502(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) for lack of jurisdiction. 1 Specifically, ACS and FKI argue that the district court: (1) erroneously interpreted two Supreme Court cases as requiring dismissal of their claims; (2) abused its discretion in denying their motion for a default judgment against one of the defendants; (3) should have concluded that Chapter 142 of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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3Cited by188 opinions

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