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RAYMOND B. YATES, M. D., P. C. PROFIT SHARING PLAN v. HENDON

No. 02-458.

541 U.S. 1 (2004)

RAYMOND B. YATES, M. D., P. C. PROFIT SHARING PLAN, ET AL. v. HENDON, TRUSTEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Holifield, Jr., argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Howard M. Radzely, Allen H. Feldman, Nathaniel I. Spiller, and Ellen L. Beard.

C. Mark Troutman argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John A. Walker, Jr.*

GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and STEVENS, O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and BREYER, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., p. 24, and THOMAS, J., p. 25, each filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.

JUSTICE GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents a question on which federal courts have divided: Does the working owner of a business (here, the sole shareholder and president of a professional corporation) qualify as a "participant" in a pension plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or Act), 88 Stat. 832, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq. The answer...

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