GIARDONO v. JONES

No. 87-3112.

867 F.2d 409 (1989)

Sam GIARDONO, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George M. JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Gecker, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Marc M. Pekay, Marc M. Pekay, P.C., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and GORDON, Senior District Judge.


MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.

This appeal requires the court to explore certain boundaries of the subject matter jurisdiction granted to the federal district courts by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. The specific issues to be resolved are: (1) whether the district court erred in dismissing the appellant's counterclaims; and (2) whether the district court abused its discretion in denying attorney...

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