No. 18-1341
Jeffrey A. Robertson v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, et al.
Amici (1)
Tags: civil-rights employee-benefit-plan employee-benefit-plans erisa erisa-venue-provision fiduciary-duty forum-selection forum-selection-clause participant-rights public-policy statutory-interpretation venue venue-provision
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a private employee benefit plan's unilateral adoption of a forum selection clause that circumvents the venue choices that Congress granted plan participants and their beneficiaries under ERISA is a violation of public policy.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a private employee benefit plan's unilateral adoption of a forum selection clause that circumvents the venue choices that Congress granted plan participants and their beneficiaries under ERISA is a violation of public policy
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-27
Brief of respondents Pfizer Retirement Committee and Fidelity Executive Services d/b/a Fidelity Employer Services Co., LLC in opposition filed.
2019-05-28
Brief amici curiae of Scholars filed.
2019-05-28
Lodging proposal of amici curiae Scholars filed.
2019-05-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 27, 2019.
2019-05-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 28, 2019 to June 27, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2019)
Attorneys
JEFFREY ROBERTSON
Harold I. Goodman — Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer, Petitioner
Pfizer Retirement Committee and Fidelity Executive Services d/b/a Fidelity Employer Services Co., LLC
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Respondent
Scholars in Support of Petition for Certiorari
Alan M. Sandals — Sandals & Associates, P.C., Amicus