Meagher v. International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers Pension Plan

856 F.2d 1418 57 USLW 2212 , 10 Employee Benefits Ca 1116 Frank MEAGHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS PENSION PLAN; William Winpisinger, Eugene Glover; and George Kourpias, as fiduciaries and trustees of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Pension Plan, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-2312. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1988. Decided Sept. 12, 1988. Marc H. Greenberg, Law Offices of Marc H. Greenberg, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Thomas J. Hart, Thomas Hart & Associates, Washington, D.C., and Richard P. Donaldson, Donaldson & Associates, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SNEED, HUG and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiff Frank Meagher appeals from the district court's award of summary judgment in favor of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Pension Plan ("the Plan") and the Plan's trustees. The district court held that Meagher's action was barred by the applicable statute of…