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Sanders v. Gravel Products, Inc.

Docket No. 20090318
Oral Argument: Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
Terry Sanders, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Gravel Products, Inc., Defendant and Appellee
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : CONTRACTS
Appeal From
Case No. 04-C-1331
North Central Judicial District, Ward County
David W. Nelson
2010 ND 218790 N.W.2d 733
Oral Argument 3/25/2010

Highlight

Federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over participant or beneficiary suits to recover benefits under an ERISA plan, to enforce rights under the plan, or to clarify rights to future benefits.
"Top hat" plans are not subject to ERISA's requirements for vesting and funding, and administrators of these plans are not subject to ERISA's fiduciary requirements.
A court must interpret a plan's terms by giving the language its common and ordinary meaning as a reasonable person in the position of the plan participant would have understood the words to mean.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
01/19/2010 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) View
02/16/2010 APPELLEE BRIEF View
03/03/2010 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Mark Vincent Larson - 03587
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Lawrence E. King - 04997
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Kara Jean Erickson - 06287
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Leo F J Wilking - 03629

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 10/23/2009 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 10/22/2009
2 10/23/2009 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 10/22/2009
3 11/24/2009 TRANSCRIPT DATED June 15, 2009 & C.O.S.
4 11/24/2009 DISK - TRA of June 15, 2009
5 11/23/2009 RECORD ON APPEAL (4 volumes & 24 separates)
6 12/21/2009 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (faxed)
7 12/21/2009 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT) - Granted : 01/19/2010
8 01/19/2010 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) View
9 01/19/2010 E-FILED BRIEF (ATB)
10 01/19/2010 APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed)
11 01/19/2010 E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA)
12 01/21/2010 Received $109.50 for atb & ata surcharges (Receipt #19316)
13 01/25/2010 Received 6 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating
14 01/25/2010 Received 7 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating
15 02/16/2010 APPELLEE BRIEF View
16 02/17/2010 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
17 02/18/2010 DISK-AEB (E-MAILED)
18 02/19/2010 Corrected cover page for AEB
19 03/01/2010 Received e-mailed notice of appearance of Leo F.J. Wilking for Appellant
20 03/03/2010 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View
21 03/03/2010 E-FILED BRIEF (RYB)
22 03/05/2010 Received 7 copies or RYB from Central Duplicating.
23 03/25/2010 APPEARANCES: Leo F.J. Wilking/Lawrence E. King & Kara J. Johnson
24 03/25/2010 ARGUED: Wilking/King
25 03/25/2010 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
26 11/09/2010 DISPOSITION
27 11/09/2010 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning View
28 11/09/2010 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee
29 11/10/2010 Judgment Sent to Parties
30 12/02/2010 MANDATE
31 12/03/2010 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
32 02/01/2021 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed