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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jeffrey S. Tomcik v. Highmark Health, a Pennsylvania Corporation
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ECF No. 36 at 4-5 (citing Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Sinicropi, 84 F.3d 116, 117 (2d Cir. 1996), Fase v. Seafarers Welfare & Pension Plan, 589 F.2d 112, 116 (2d Cir. 1978), and Rocco v. New York State Teamsters Conf.
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Estate of Payne v. United States, 427 F.3d 158, 159 (2d Cir. 2005) (per curiam); In re Red Dot Scenic, Inc., 351 F.3d 57, 58 (2d Cir.2003) (per curiam); United States v. Gluzman, 154 F.3d 49, 50 (2d Cir.1998); Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Sinicropi, 84 F.3d 116, 116 (2d Cir.) (per curiam), cert, denied, 519 U.S. 949 , 117 S.Ct. 360 , 136 L.Ed.2d 252 (1996).
discussed Cited "see" Thomas Rocco v. New York State Teamsters Conference Pension And Retirement Fund
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See Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Sinicropi, 84 F.3d 116, 117 (2d Cir.) (per curiam), affirming 887 F.Supp. 595, 617 (S.D.N.Y.1995) (denying award of fees requested pursuant to § 1132(g)(1) where "the action [did] not arise under ERISA" and the "defendants prevailed because of the [Railway Labor Act], and the rights provided by ERISA had no bearing on this case"), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 949 , 117 S.Ct. 360 , 136 L.Ed.2d 252 (1996).
discussed Cited "see" Rocco v. New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund
2d Cir. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Sinicropi, 84 F.3d 116, 117 (2d Cir.) (per curiam), affirming 887 F.Supp. 595, 617 (S.D.N.Y.1995) (denying award of fees requested pursuant to § 1132(g)(1) where “the action [did] not arise under ERISA” and the “defendants prevailed because of the [Railway Labor Act], and the rights provided by ERISA had no bearing on this case”), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 949 , 117 S.Ct. 360 , 136 L.Ed.2d 252 (1996).
discussed Cited "see" Frosco v. Pyramid Companies III
2d Cir. · 2001 · signal: see · confidence high
See Trans World, Airlines, Inc. v. Sinicropi, 84 F.3d 116, 116 (2d Cir.) (per curiam), affirming 887 F.Supp. 595, 617 (S.D.N.Y.1995) (denying award of fees requested pursuant to § 1132(g)(1) where the “action d[id] not arise under ERISA.
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Airlines, 202 F.3d 281 , 2000 WL 14399 , at *7 (10th Cir. 2000) (unpublished table decision) (discussing Hawaiian Airlines, 512 U.S. at 256 ); see also Trans World Airlines v. Sinicropi, 887 F. Supp. 595, 605 (S.D.N.Y. 1995), aff’d, 84 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 1996) (noting that “[w]hile the standard ‘independent of the collective bargaining agreement’ appears simple on its face, application of the standard to particular fact patterns has not proven easy”).
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Trans World Airlines, Inc., William D. Hart, Gary D. Dilley, as Members of the Retirement Board of the Retirement Plan for Pilots of Trans World Airlines, Inc., Plaintiffs- Appellants
v.
Anthony v. Sinicropi, H.O. Van Zandt, W.A. Murphey, as Members of the Retirement Board of the Retirement Plan for Pilots of Trans World Airlines, Inc., William L. Meusel, Jr., Air Line Pilots Association International, Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellees
1883.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
May 23, 1996.
84 F.3d 116
Cited by 3 opinions  |  Published

84 F.3d 116

152 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2405

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., William D. Hart, Gary D. Dilley,
as Members of the Retirement Board of the
Retirement Plan For Pilots of Trans
World Airlines, Inc.,
Plaintiffs-
Appellants-
Cross-Appellees,
v.
Anthony V. SINICROPI, H.O. Van Zandt, W.A. Murphey, as
Members of the Retirement Board of the Retirement
Plan For Pilots of Trans World Airlines,
Inc., Defendants-Appellees,
William L. Meusel, Jr., Air Line Pilots Association
International,
Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellees-
Cross-Appellants.

Nos. 1618, 1883, Dockets 95-9222(L), 95-9224.

United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit.

Argued May 20, 1996.
Decided May 23, 1996.

Appeal from an amended judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge, dismissing complaint seeking review under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., of retirement board decision with respect to terms of pension plan. See 887 F.Supp. 595 (1995).

Thomas S. Gigot, Washington, D.C. (Gary M. Ford, William F. Hanrahan, Groom & Nordberg, Washington, D.C., Alane C. Probst, New York City, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Eugene B. Granof, Herndon, Virginia (James K. Lobsenz, Herndon, Virginia, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees and Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

Robert J. DeLucia, Washington, D.C., filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Airline Industrial Relations Conference, in support of Appellants.

Before: KEARSE, WINTER, and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

Plaintiffs Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA"), and William D. Hart and Gary D. Dilley, as members of the Retirement Board of the Retirement Plan For Pilots of Trans World Airlines, Inc. (the "Board"), appeal from an amended judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge, dismissing their claims that defendants Anthony Sinicropi, H.O. Van Zandt, and W.A. Murphey, as members of the Board, erred in deciding certain pension claims of defendant William L. Meusel, Jr., a former TWA pilot. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on the grounds that since the Board was interpreting a pension plan established by agreement between TWA and defendant Air Line Pilots Association International ("ALPA"), which is the collective bargaining representative of TWA's pilots, the Board's decision is to be reviewed under the standards established by the Railway Labor Act ("RLA"), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (1994), rather than those provided in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1994), and that under RLA standards the Board's decision must be upheld. On appeal, plaintiffs contend that ERISA applied. Defendants Meusel and ALPA have cross-appealed, contending that although the Board's decision was not reviewable under ERISA standards, the district court erred in refusing to award them attorney's fees and costs under ERISA. We reject both challenges and affirm substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Haight's Memorandum Opinion and Order dated May 30, 1995, reported at 887 F.Supp. 595 (1995).

2

We have considered all of the parties' contentions in support of their respective appeals and have found them to be without merit. The amended judgment of the district court is affirmed.

3

No costs.