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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH 

AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CAL EXCAVATION AND 

UNDERGROUND, INC. DBA CAL 

EXCAVATION UNDERGROUND, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-06530-WHO 

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION; ENTERING 

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 42

On January 28, 2020, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero issued a Report and 

Recommendation, recommending that I: (i) grant default judgment on plaintiff’s claims that 

defendant Cal Excavation and Underground, Inc. dba Cal Excavation Underground, Inc. has not 

participated in an audit; (ii) award plaintiffs $11,807.36 in attorneys’ fees and costs; and (iii) 

require defendant to produce various categories of documents to plaintiffs so that plaintiffs may 

effectively audit defendant’s payroll records to determine whether defendant has made full 

payment of all sums owed under the applicable Bargaining and Trust Agreements. Dkt. No. 42 at 

2-3, 10-11. Judge Spero also recommends that I retain jurisdiction and allow plaintiffs to move to 

amend the default judgment following the completion of that audit. Id. at 11.

Objections to the Report and Recommendation were due on or before February 17, 2020. 

As of today’s date, no objection or other response has been filed by defendant.

Having reviewed the record in the case, I agree with Judge Spero’s Report and 

Recommendation and adopt it in every respect. Default judgment is GRANTED as follows:

(1) Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment on plaintiffs’ claims that defendant has not 

participated in the audit is GRANTED;

(2) Plaintiffs are AWARDED $11,807.36 in reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred 

between May 21, 2018 through January 17, 2020;

(3) Defendant Cal Excavation and Underground, Inc. dba Cal Excavation Underground, 

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Inc. shall promptly produce to Plaintiffs the following documents needed to conduct an 

audit of its payroll records for the period from April 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018:

a) Weekly payroll journals containing hours and wages paid;

b) Individual earnings records;

c) Employers quarterly federal and state payroll tax returns and annual earnings 

reports (Forms W‐2 and W‐3);

d) Workers compensation reports

e) Personnel documentation reflecting job descriptions;

f) Employer copies of monthly contributions reports to all fringe benefit funds to 

which you contribute;

g) Cash disbursement journals;

h) Other journals and records, as necessary, which may include time cards, dispatch 

slips, and/or invoices.

This Court shall retain jurisdiction over the matter to allow plaintiffs to submit a motion to 

amend the judgment after they complete the audit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2020

William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

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