James E. Lacko v. Joseph P. Brennan

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 04-1279
JAMES E. LACKO,
Appellant
v.
JOSEPH P. BRENNAN; B.V. HYLER;
MARTY D. HUDSON; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND,
in their capacity as trustees of the
United Mine Workers of America 1974
Pension Trust; UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA 1974 PENSION PLAN AND TRUST
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. Civil Action No. 03-cv-00985)
District Judge: Honorable Arthur J. Schwab
Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
March 10, 2005
Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, ROTH and AMBRO, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: March 30, 2005)
OPINION

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AMBRO, Circuit Judge
James Lacko appeals from the District Court’s grant of summary judgment, which
upheld the decision of an arbitrator denying Lacko a certain type of pension benefit, in
favor of the Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan. For the
reasons stated in the arbitrator’s excellent decision in every respect (depth, organization,
and rationale), we affirm the District Court’s determination.

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