No. 19-752

Hawaii Management Alliance Association v. Randy Rudel

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: adjudicatory-procedure administrative-law civil-enforcement civil-procedure erisa erisa-preemption federal-jurisdiction federal-preemption federal-regulation preemption state-law state-statutes statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state statutes can provide the 'relevant rule of decision' in an ERISA § 502(a) action when the state statutes create an adjudicatory procedure contrary to ERISA's exclusive civil enforcement mechanism

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW If state statutes create an adjudicatory procedure that is contrary to the exclusive civil enforcement mechanism under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), can they provide the “relevant rule of decision” in an action brought under 29 U.S.C. § 1182 (ERISA § 502(a))?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent Randy Rudel to respond filed.
2019-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Hawaii Management Alliance Association
Jordon Jun KimuraMcCoriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Petitioner
Jordon Jun KimuraMcCoriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Petitioner
Randy Rudel
Allen Kenneth WilliamsTrecker Fritz & Williams, Respondent
Allen Kenneth WilliamsTrecker Fritz & Williams, Respondent