Richard Stahl v. Tony's Building Materials, Inc.

875 F.2d 1404 57 USLW 2715 , 111 Lab.Cas. P 11,209 , 11 Employee Benefits Ca 1739 Richard STAHL and Avis Stahl, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TONY'S BUILDING MATERIALS, INC., Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, and Prudential Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-5952. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1989. Decided May 25, 1989. John G. Clancy, Durango, Colo., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert A. Gordon, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SNEED, FARRIS and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 Richard Stahl and his wife, Avis, appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Western Conference of Teamsters Trust Fund (Trust Fund) and the Trust Fund's paying agent, Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) and the dismissal of the Stahls' action brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1132 (a) (1982). 1 On appeal, the Stahls seek restoration of Stahl's full pension benefits, contending that the Trust Fund and…