United States Fourth Circuit

The Anti-Injunction Act bars this action, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from California labor law claims on grounds they are preempted by ERISA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2004
• Published 04/12/2004

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Barry Vaughn Frederick, Lehr, Middlebrooks, Price & Proctor, P.C., Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellants.  Miles Eric Locker, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, California, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Perry D. Boulier, Holcombe, Bomar, Gunn & Bradford, P.A., Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Appellants.  Anne Hipshman, Susan A. Dovi, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, California, for Appellees.  Mary Ellen Signorille, AARP Foundation Litigation, Melvin R. Radowitz, AARP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.