No. 19-5531

Joseph Reinwand v. National Electrical Benefit Fund

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: authority disability-benefits disability-pension disability-pension-plan erisa erisa-disability-benefits judicial-authority pension-plan seventh-circuit verbal-modification vested-participant vested-rights
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether and to what extent does the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit possess the Authority to permit a Disability Pension Plan under ERISA to be verbally modified by the defendants, and because of that verbal modification deny a participant fully vested in the Plan to be denied his disability benefits

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Joseph Reinwands ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) disability Pension Case raises a pressing concern of National importance: Whether and to what extent does the United States Court.of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit possess the Authority to permit a Disability Pension Plan under ERISA to be verbally modified by the defendants, and because of that verbal modification deny a participant fully vested in the Plan to be denied his disability benefits. De : q -1EX'S CO ce eee a ; TABLE OF CONTENT Question Presented eS | Table of Content reser ereseeed Index of AppendiceS ce Table of Authority ceed OPUMiONS see cece cece e cece cere eee es

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-06
Waiver of right of respondent National Electrical Benefit Fund to respond filed.
2019-06-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Joseph Reinwand
Joseph Reinwand — Petitioner
Joseph Reinwand — Petitioner
National Electrical Benefit Fund
Jennifer Bush HawkinsPotts-Dupre, Hawkins & Kramer, Chtd., Respondent
Jennifer Bush HawkinsPotts-Dupre, Hawkins & Kramer, Chtd., Respondent