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CHAMBLESS v. MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS PENSION PLAN

No. 539, Docket 86-7789.

815 F.2d 869 (1987)

Arthur CHAMBLESS and Mildred H. Chambless, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS PENSION PLAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Wisehart, New York City (Wisehart & Koch, John W. Whittlesey, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bettina B. Plevan, New York City (Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, Joseph Baumgarten, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, VAN GRAAFEILAND and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.

FEINBERG, Chief Judge:

This case requires review of the standards for the award of attorney's fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Plaintiffs Arthur and Mildred Chambless (Chambless) appeal from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, J., denying their motion for an award of attorney's fees and their motion to amend the judgment. For reasons set...

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