Legal Opinion
Baucom v. Pilot Life Insurance
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided October 7, 1987No. Civ. C-86-890-GPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BULLOCK, District Judge.
This case is before the court for a final ruling as to the existence of federal question jurisdiction. The central issue is whether the Carolinas Section Professional Golf Association Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is an “employee benefit plan” as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1002(3). The definition of an “employee benefit plan” turns on whether the Plan was “established or maintained” by the Carolinas Section Professional Golf Association (the “CSPGA”), and, if so, whether the CSPGA is an “employee…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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