Legal Opinion
Peacock v. Thomas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 1996No. 94-1453PublishedCited by 523 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
This case presents the issue whether federal courts possess ancillary jurisdiction over new actions in which a federal judgment creditor seeks to impose liability for a money judgment on a person not otherwise liable for the judgment. We hold that they do not.
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Respondent Jack L. Thomas is a former employee of TruTech, Inc. In 1987, Thomas filed an ERISA class action in federal court against Tru-Tech and petitioner D. Grant Peacock, an officer and shareholder of Tru-Tech, for benefits due under the corporation’s pension benefits plan. Thomas alleged primarily that Tru-Tech and Peacock breached…
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