William L. Baker v. United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds

Plaintiff-appellant William L. Baker appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appel-lee, the Trustees (“Trustees”) of the United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”) Health and Retirement Funds (“1950 Pension Trust”), in this action for pension benefits. The district court sustained the Trustees’ determination that Baker was not eligible for pension benefits from the 1950 Pension Trust. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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Baker is a former coal miner who claims to have been employed in the bituminous coal industry from 1929 to 1958. Defendants are…