Smith v. Aegon Companies Pension Plan
Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2016
Issue: Whether ERISA’s special venue provision, § 1132(e)(2), and a plaintiff’s choice of venue under that provision, may be abrogated by a more restrictive venue-selection clause in an ERISA plan. CVSG: 11/27/2015.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 22 2014 | Application (14A682) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2015 to February 11, 2015, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Dec 29 2014 | Application (14A682) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 11, 2015. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Application (14A682) to extend further the time from February 11, 2015 to March 13, 2015, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jan 30 2015 | Application (14A682) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 13, 2015. |
| Mar 13 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2015) |
| Apr 23 2015 | Brief of respondent Aegon Companies Pension Plan in opposition filed. |
| May 11 2015 | Reply of petitioner Roger L. Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| May 12 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015. |
| Jun 1 2015 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 3 2015 | Supplemental brief of respondent in response to amicus curiae brief of the United States filed. |
| Dec 8 2015 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Roger L. Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 9 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016. |
| Jan 11 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
