Legal Opinion
Frank J. Souza v. The Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 79-4454PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENRIGHT, District Judge:
I. History of Case
This class action was filed in 1973 (certified in 1974) to obtain declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of an “age requirement” for the vesting of pension benefits under the Western Conference of Teamsters pension plan. The “plan” was an employee benefit trust fund jointly administered by employer and employee trustees, governed by section 302(c)(5) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (the “Act”). (29 U.S.C. § 186(c)(5)). The Teamsters plan provided that an employee’s retirement benefit was vested if he had attained at least…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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