Legal Opinion

William H. Nolan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Richard B. Meyer

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 29, 1975No. 987, Docket 75-7100PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Nolan appeals from an order which granted a Rule 12(b)(1) motion, Fed.R.Civ.P., dismissing his class action complaint against the defendants as administrators and trustees of the Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, Profit Sharing Plan for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

Nolan, a former employee of Merrill Lynch, challenges the provision in the noneontributory profit-sharing plan which provides for forfeiture of benefits by a participant who engages in competitive employment. 1 The complaint alleges jurisdiction founded on…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957

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