Peter M. Terpinas v. Seafarer's International Union Of North America

722 F.2d 1445 99 Lab.Cas. P 10,678 Peter M. TERPINAS, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. SEAFARER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, PACIFIC DISTRICT--Pacific Maritime Association, SIU Pacific District-PMA Supplemental Benefits Funds, Inc., Does 1-100 Inclusive, Defendants/Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Nos. 83-1606, 83-1663. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 3, 1984. 1 Dennis Daniels, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants/appellants/cross-appellees. 2 Anderson & Weir, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff/appellee/cross-appellant. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 4 Before SCHROEDER and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and STEPHENS, * District Judge. 5 STEPHENS, Senior District Judge. 6 Appellant/cross-appellee SIU Pacific District--PMA Pension Plan appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment awarding appellee/cross-appellant Terpinas a minimum disability pension. Terpinas cross-appeals the district court's denial of Terpinas' motion for attorney's fees. Jurisdiction in the district court was founded on Section 502(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1132 (f)…