Opinions of the United 2007 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

12-21-2007

Leckey v. Stefano Precedential or Non-Precedential: Precedential

Docket No. 06-3161

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

Nos. 06-2483, 06-3161 & 06-3162

JANICE B. LECKEY; JANICE B. LECKEY, Executrix of the Estate of Evelyn O. Knapp, a/k/a Evelyn Olliffe Knapp, Deceased also known as JANICE BURGER LECKEY

Appellant v.

PAUL W. STEFANO; FRANK W. JONES, Administrators of the Estate of William E. Knapp, Deceased, and Trustees of the Insurance Trust of William Knapp, deceased

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (D.C. Civil Action No. 95-cv-00108) District Judge: Honorable David S. Cercone

Argued April 24, 2007

Before: McKEE and AMBRO, Circuit Judges ACKERMAN,* District Judge

(Opinion filed August 31, 2007)

William R. Caroselli, Esquire Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy 312 Boulevard of the Allies

* Honorable Harold A. Ackerman, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, sitting by designation. 8th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Edward C. Leckey, Esquire (Argued) 1034 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Counsel for Appellant

David A. Strassburger, Esquire (Argued) Harry F. Kunselman, Esquire Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick & Potter 444 Liberty Avenue Suite 2200 Four Gateway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Counsel for Appellee

Mary Beth Buchanan United States Attorney Eileen J. O’Connor Assistant Attorney General Kenneth L. Greene, Esquire Michelle B. Smalling, Esquire (Argued) Department of Justice, Tax Division Post Office Box 502 Washington, D.C. 20044

Counsel for Amicus Curiae Commission of Internal Revenue

ORDER AMENDING PRECEDENTIAL OPINION

AMBRO, Circuit Judge

It is now ordered that the published Opinion in the above case filed August 31, 2007, be amended as follows:

On page 10, in the first sentence of footnote 7, insert “claim” between “§ 1132(a)(1)(B)” and “because” so that the sentence reads:

2 In her brief, Leckey appears to abandon her § 1132(a)(1)(B) claim because it would be futile to sue a plan that no longer has any assets.

On page 25, in the sixth line of footnote 10, change “Jun. 6, 2007” to “June 6, 2005” so that the citation reads:

Leckey v. Stefano (Leckey II), No. 95-108 (W.D. Pa. June 6, 2005), at 4.

On page 26, in the tenth line of the footnote, change “Par. 26” to “Apr. 26” so that the citation reads:

Leckey v. Stefano (Leckey I), No. 95-108 (W.D. Pa. Apr. 26, 2004), at 21 (granting in part and denying in part cross-motions for summary judgment).

On page 33, in line 10, change the comma after “Mass” to a period so that the citation reads:

Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 473 U.S. at 147.

On page 33, in the third line from the bottom of the page, delete “(8th Cir. 1995)” so that the citation reads:

Roth, 61 F.3d at 603.

On page 38, in the seventh line from the bottom of the page, change “If the plan contain” to “If the plan contained” so that the sentence reads:

If the plan contained a qualified annuity requirement, William died after illegally removing assets from the Trust, and so the proper remedy for this

(a)(2) violation is to restore those assets.

On page 39, line 8, change “1113(a)” to “1113” so that the citation reads:

.

On page 39, lines 11–12, change “29 U.S.C. § 1113(c)” to “Id.”

On page 44, lines 1–2, change “the William’s estate” to “William’s estate” so that the sentence reads:

Here, Leckey alleges that the funds wrongfully withdrawn from the Pension

3 Trust were deposited in a Charles Schwab brokerage account that is currently an asset of William’s estate (and thus under the control of the nominal defendants).

By the Court,

/s/ Thomas L. Ambro, Circuit Judge

Dated: December 21, 2007 CRG/cc: William R. Caroselli, Esq. Edward C. Leckey, Esq. Kenneth L. Greene, Esq. Michelle B. Smalling, Esq. David A. Strassburger, Esq. Harry F. Kunselman, Esq.

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