Fifth Circuit· 9/10/1998

McClelland v. Gronwaldt

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155 F.3d 507

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“Thus, although the plaintiffs’ [claim] may ‘relate to’ a ERISA plan, thereby triggering ordinary preemption, we can find no basis for holding that [the claim] asserted ... [fell] within the scope of section 502(a).”
“[W]hen all federal claims are dismissed or otherwise eliminated from a case prior to trial, we have stated that our ‘general rule’ is to decline to exercise jurisdiction over the pendent state law claims.”
“complete preemption ‘converts an ordinary state common law complaint into one stating a federal claim for purposes of the well-pleaded complaint rule,’ generally rendering the entire case removable to federal court at the discretion of the defen dant”

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Judges: Garwood, Smith, Garza

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