Smith v. Regional Transit Auth.

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Plaintiffs, former employees of NOPSI, filed claims against RTA and others under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., and later 42 U.S.C. 1983 and various state laws. The district court granted summary judgment on the federal claims and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction on the state law claims. The court held that the plan at issue was a governmental plan and thus exempt from ERISA. Accordingly, the district court did not err in granting summary judgment as to the successor liability claims against the RTA. The court expressed no opinion as to whether successor liability applies to ERISA violations by predecessor entities. The court also concluded that plaintiffs' section 1983 claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Finally, plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the district court abused its discretion in denying their FRCP 56(d) motion. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "Smith v. Regional Transit Auth." on Justia Law