Augustine Ponce v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California, Tom Gilchrist v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California

628 F.2d 537 105 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2868 , 58 A.L.R.Fed. 157, 89 Lab.Cas. P 12,325 , 2 Employee Benefits Ca 1777 Augustine PONCE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONSTRUCTION LABORERS PENSION TRUST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants-Appellees. Tom GILCHRIST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONSTRUCTION LABORERS PENSION TRUST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 79-3109, 79-3274. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1980. Decided Sept. 22, 1980. Bruce K. Miller, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Kenneth J. Sackman, Beverly Hills, Cal., Lionel Richman, Los Angeles, Cal., argued, for defendants-appellees; James Wolf, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PECK * , ANDERSON and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. PECK, Circuit Judge. 1 The two cases now before the Court have been consolidated for disposition. The plaintiffs in these cases challenge as "arbitrary and capricious" certain vesting requirements (specifically, the "15-year credited service" requirement and the "break-in-service" rule) of the Construction Laborers Pension Trust for…