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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GIL CROSTHWAITE and JOHN BONILLA,

in their respective capacities as Trustees of

the OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH

AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs

 v.

MICHAEL LEE, individually and doing

business as MDL AND ASSOCIATES,

Defendants /

No. C 04-4710 MMC

ORDER RE: CONTEMPT FINDING

On October 27, 2006, defendant Michael Lee (“Lee”) appeared before this Court

pursuant to a bench warrant issued October 18, 2006. Said warrant was issued following

Lee’s failure to appear on August 25, 2006 to show cause why such warrant should not

issue and why he should not be held in contempt for his failure to appear for examination

as a judgment debtor on June 28, 2006 before Magistrate Judge James Larson.

Having heard and considered Lee’s explanation, the Court finds Lee has no excuse

for the above-referenced failures to appear. In particular, the Court finds Lee was aware of

the orders directing him to appear on June 28, 2006 and August 25, 2006, that he was able

to make those appearances, and that he knowingly and voluntarily chose not to do so.

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Accordingly, this Court finds Lee to be in contempt of court and subject to sanctions. 

The Court further finds the appropriate sanction to be the attorney’s fees incurred by

plaintiffs as a result of the above-referenced failures to appear, the amount of such fees to

be determined according to proof submitted by noticed motion.

As set forth at the October 27, 2006 hearing, Lee is ORDERED to appear for

examination before Magistrate Judge James Larson, Courtroom F, 15th Floor, 450 Golden

Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. and to bring

with him to said examination all documents set forth in the Order Granting Motion to

Compel Production of Documents, filed August 22, 2006 by Magistrate Judge Larson. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2006 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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