No. 18-1364

Jim Miller v. Eric Olsen, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: circuit-court district-court employee-retirement-income-security-act erisa erisa-plan jurisdiction ninth-circuit primary-purpose-test retirement-plan surrounding-circumstances-test
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA
Latest Conference: 2019-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Oregon District Court and Ninth Circuit erred in applying the 'primary purpose' test rather than the 'surrounding circumstances' test to determine whether a written 'retirement' plan is governed by ERISA, where there existed no ERISA plan against which to reference that plan

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether (1) the Oregon District Court and Ninth Circuit erred in applying the “primary purpose” test rather than the “surrounding circumstances” test to determine whether a written “retirement” plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), where there existed no ERISA plan against which to reference that plan in making this determination; and (2) whether those Courts erred in their application of the “primary purpose test” in the event that the test provided the appropriate analytic framework under the circumstances of the case.

Docket Entries

2019-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
2019-05-06
Waiver of right of respondents Eric Olsen; Euterpe, Inc.; and Somerset, LLC to respond filed.
2018-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2019)

Attorneys

Eric Olsen; Euterpe, Inc.; and Somerset, LLC
Robert B. MillerKilmer, Voorhees & Laurick, PC, Respondent
Robert B. MillerKilmer, Voorhees & Laurick, PC, Respondent
Jim Miller
Jon Harris WeinerLaw Office of Jon Weiner, Petitioner
Jon Harris WeinerLaw Office of Jon Weiner, Petitioner