Lehr v. Perri Electric, Inc.

Opinion

----oo0oo---- PAUL LEHR and COLLEEN LEHR, No. 2:17-cv-1188 WBS AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER FRANK M. PERRI; PERRI ELECTRIC, INC., a California Corporation; SHARING PLAN; PERRI ELECTRIC INC. PROFIT SHARING TRUST FUND; and DOES 1-50, Defendants.

----oo0oo---- Perri Electric Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Perri Electric Profit Sharing Trust Fund have improperly brought their motion to dismiss (Docket No. 91) under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). See Leeson v. Transam. Disability Income Plan, 671 F.3d 969, 977 (9th Cir. 2012) (“[W]hether a plaintiff has statutory standing in an ERISA action is a merits-based determination, not a subject matter jurisdiction issue.”). Because this motion concerns a substantive element of plaintiffs’ claims, see id. at 979, and matters outside the pleadings, the court will treat this motion as one for summary judgment under Rule 56. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d). The motion is currently set for hearing on September 9, 2019. Accordingly, the parties shall file any evidence and supplemental briefs they may wish to be considered on the motion by September 3, 2019. Dated: August 29, 2019 pete . 4h. □□□ □ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE