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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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GCA LAW PARTNERS LLP

Mountain View, California

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JUDGMENT– CASE 4:14-CV-02911 DMR

KATHRYN C. CURRY (SBN 157099)

TRACY M. TIERNEY (SBN 200537)

GCA LAW PARTNERS LLP

2570 W. El Camino Real, Ste 510

Mountain View, CA 94040

Telephone: (650) 428-3900

Facsimile: (650) 428-3901

Email: kcurry@gcalaw.com

ttierney@gcalaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOAN GURASICH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

JOAN GURASICH,

Plaintiffs,

v.

IBM RETIREMENT PLAN; 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

MACHINES CORPORATION;

Defendants.

CASE NO. 4:14-cv-02911-DMR

JUDGMENT

The Court, the Honorable Donna M. Ryu, Magistrate Judge presiding, having fully 

considered the papers, argument, and evidence presented in favor of, and in opposition 

to, the Parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and having rendered an Order on 

January 29, 2016 Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary 

Judgment and Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’ Motion for Summary 

Judgment (Docket No. 60);

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment is 

entered in favor of Plaintiff Joan Gurasich and against Defendants IBM Retirement Plan 

and International Business Machines Corporation on Plaintiff’s First Cause of Action for 

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Recovery of Plan Benefits [29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B)]. As such, Plaintiff is awarded past 

due benefits under the IBM Retirement Plan in the amount of $47,966.10. This amount 

represents $978.90 a month from February 1, 2012 to February 8, 2016 (49 months). 

Plaintiff is also entitled to future benefits under the IBM Retirement Plan pursuant to the 

terms of the Plan. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that in light of the 

Court’s judgment in favor of Plaintiff on her First Cause of Action for Plan Benefits, 

Plaintiff’s Second and Third Causes of Action are moot;

IT IS ALSO FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 

judgment is entered in favor of Defendants IBM Retirement Plan and International 

Business Machines Corporation and against Plaintiff on Plaintiff’s Fourth Cause of Action 

for Statutory Penalties Pursuant to 29 USC § 1132(c). 

This Court shall retain jurisdiction to review any motions for attorneys' fees, 

recoverable costs and prejudgment interest.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2016 ____________________________

HON. DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

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