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Aldridge v. Regions Bank

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-590 6th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: (1) Whether, when proceeding under § 502(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3), a beneficiary may seek surcharge, a remedy that this court has described as being “exclusively equitable”; and (2) whether, if surcharge is unavailable under § 1132(a)(3), a beneficiary may pursue state-law claims arising out of a contract that is separate and apart from an ERISA plan and that is not required by the plan, or whether these state-law claims are preempted, thereby leaving the beneficiary without a remedy under either federal or state law.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/03/2025Application (25A400) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 15, 2025 to November 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
10/07/2025Application (25A400) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 14, 2025.
11/14/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)
12/15/2025Waiver of right of respondent Regions Bank to respond filed.
12/16/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
12/29/2025Response Requested. (Due January 28, 2026)
01/21/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 28, 2026 to February 27, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
01/22/2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 27, 2026.
01/28/2026Brief amicus curiae of Samuel L. Bray filed.
02/27/2026Brief of respondent Regions Bank in opposition filed.
03/17/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
03/17/2026Reply of petitioners Jerry Aldridge, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2026The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.