Board of Trustees of the Chicago Painters and Decorators Pension Fund v. Gossett

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ) CHICAGO PAINTERS AND ) DECORATORS PENSION FUND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 02658 ) ROGER GOSSETT and ) Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. CINDY K. GOSSETT, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In this interpleader action, the Chicago Painters and Decorators Pension Fund seeks a declaratory judgment as to whom to pay pension benefits earned by defendant/cross-plaintiff Roger Gossett. A divorce settlement gave a 50 percent interest in Mr. Gossett’s pension benefits to his…