No. 22-417
Gary Metzgar, et al. v. U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund, et al.
Amici (1)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: accrued-benefits anti-cutback-rule early-retirement employee-retirement-income-security-act erisa pension-benefits pension-plan plan-interpretation postretirement-employment retirement-plan
Latest Conference:
2023-03-03
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether ERISA's anti-cutback rule, 29 U.S.C. 1054(g), prohibits plan trustees and other plan sponsors from eliminating participants' early retirement benefits through a reinterpretation of the plan to disallow previously permitted postretirement employment, thus accomplishing through a plan interpretation what they could not do through the plan's formal amendment process.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether ERISA's anti-cutback rule prohibits plan trustees from eliminating participants' early retirement benefits through a reinterpretation of the plan
Docket Entries
2023-03-06
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
2023-02-10
Reply of petitioners Gary Metzgar, et al. filed.
2023-01-27
Brief of respondents U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-11-29
Brief amicus curiae of Pension Rights Center filed.
2022-11-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 31, 2023.
2022-11-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2022 to January 31, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2022)
2022-08-25
Application (22A182) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until October 28, 2022.
2022-08-18
Application (22A182) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 31, 2022 to October 28, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Gary Metzgar, et al.
Elizabeth Hopkins — Kantor & Kantor, LLP, Petitioner
Pension Rights Center
Jeffrey Greg Lewis — Keller Rohrback, LLP, Amicus
U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund, et al.
Jules L. Smith — Blitman & King, LLP, Respondent