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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

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Peter W. Saltzman, Cal. Bar No. 169698

Christine S. Hwang, Cal. Bar No. 184549

LEONARD CARDER LLP

1330 Broadway, Suite 1450

Oakland, California 94612

Tel: (510) 272-0169

Fax: (510) 272-0174

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IBEW 595-NECA

TRUST FUNDS; ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

SERVICE CORPORATION; VICTOR UNO in

his capacity as Trustee of the IBEW 595 TRUST

FUNDS and Officer of the EISC.; and DON

CAMPBELL in his capacity as Trustee of the

IBEW 595 TRUST FUNDS and Officer of the

EISC.;

Plaintiffs,

v.

MRM ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 

INC., a California corporation; MRM-VAN

HOOK, a Joint Venture; PLATTE RIVER

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Nebraska

corporation; ISI CONTROLS LTD. d/b/a

METROPLEX CONTROL SYSTEMS, a

Partnership; INSURANCE COMPANY OF

THE WEST, a California corporation; HENSEL

PHELPS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation; TRAVELERS

CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF

AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation; and

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY OF

MARYLAND, INC., an Illinois corporation; and

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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No. C 06-07596 CW

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

 

Judge: Honorable Claudia Wilken

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WHEREAS, on January 30, 2006, counsel for Rosendin Electric, submitted information 

pertaining to Plaintiffs Northern California IBEW 595 Trust Funds’ claims against Hensel

Phelps and Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America, specifically and solely with

respect to Plaintiffs’ allegations in connection with the “Rosendin Jobs”, demonstrating prompt

and full payment of fringe benefit contributions. 

WHEREAS, on February 2, 2007, Alameda County Deputy Counsel faxed a copy of a

recently issued Bond to Release Money Withheld on Claims State of California, dated January

24, 2007 and obtained by Hensel Phelps, principal, and issued by Fidelity & Deposit Company

of Maryland, Inc., an Illinois corporation, as the surety, pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code Section 3196. 

WHEREAS, following receipt of the above-referenced documents, Plaintiffs circulated

proposed amended pleadings to address the recent developments; and

WHEREAS, the parties conferred regarding the proposed amended pleading and have

agreed to stipulate to the filing of the amended pleading attached as Exhibit A hereto; and

WHEREAS, although the parties have stipulated to the filing of the amended pleading

attached as Exhibit A, the parties reserve all rights to answer or respond as set forth in the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Northern District of California’s Local Rules, or by order

of this Court. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AND STIPULATED that (1) the amended

pleading attached hereto as Exhibit A shall be filed with the Court, (2) any answer or response to

Exhibit A shall be due on April 13, 2007, and (3) if any motion is filed in response to Exhibit A

that requires an opposition and hearing, such motion will be noticed in writing on the motion

calendar of the assigned Judge for hearing not less than 42 days after service of the motion.

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DATED: March 21, 2007

The respective attorneys, by their signatures below, represent and warrant that they have

the consent of their respective clients, have discussed this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to

File First Amended Complaint and have the authority to bind their respective clients.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: March 22, 2007 LEONARD CARDER, LLP

By: /s/ 

CHRISTINE S. HWANG

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: March 22, 2007 SWEENEY, MASON, WILSON

& BOSOMWORTH

By: /s/ 

ROGER MASON

Attorneys for Defendants MRM, MRM Van Hook,

Platte River Insurance Company

DATED: March 22, 2007 DHILLON & SMITH

By: /s/ 

HAROLD P. SMITH

Attorneys for Defendants ISI Controls Ltd. dba

Metroplex Controls Systems and Insurance

Company of the West

DATED: March 22, 2007 RICHARDSON & WILHELMY

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By: /s/ 

ALAN J. WILHELMY

Attorneys for Defendants Hensel Phelps 

Construction Corp. and Travelers Casualty &

Surety of America

I, Christine S. Hwang, hereby attest, pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45, that the

concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory hereto.

 /s/ 

CHRISTINE S. HWANG

Attorney for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 28, 2007

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HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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