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National Retirement Fund v. Metz Culinary Management Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1336 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act prohibits multiemployer pension plan actuaries from selecting actuarial assumptions to calculate withdrawal liability after the measurement date " the last day of the plan year immediately prior to the year in which an employer withdrew " even when such assumptions are based on their "best estimate of anticipated experience under the plan" and professional standards governing actuaries.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/29/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2020)
06/05/2020Waiver of right of respondent Metz Culinary Management, Inc. to respond filed.
06/09/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
06/12/2020Brief amicus curiae of Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC filed. (Distributed)
06/17/2020Response Requested. (Due July 17, 2020)
07/01/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 17, 2020 to August 17, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
07/02/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 17, 2020.
07/15/2020Brief amicus curiae of New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund filed.
08/11/2020Brief of respondent Metz Culinary Management, Inc. in opposition filed.
08/25/2020Reply of petitioners The National Retirement Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
09/11/2020Letter of respondent Metz Culinary Management, Inc.received.
10/05/2020Petition DENIED.