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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 09:0010 Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRUSTEES OF THE U.A. LOCAL 38 DEFINED 

BENEFIT PENSION PLAN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

TRUSTEES OF THE PLUMBERS AND PIPE 

FITTERS NATIONAL PENSION FUND, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 15-cv-04703-YGR

ORDER VACATING HEARING ON ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 28 

On November 19, 2015, the Court issued an order to show cause why this case should not be 

stayed pending resolution of the appeal of the Court’s decision in a related case currently before the 

Ninth Circuit, Appeal No. 14-16543 (“Ninth Circuit Appeal”). (Dkt. No. 28.) The parties having 

filed a joint statement regarding a stay (Dkt. No. 33), the hearing on the order to show cause currently 

set for December 18, 2015 is hereby VACATED. 

The Court has considered the parties’ joint statement and finds that a stay pending resolution 

of the Ninth Circuit Appeal is not warranted under the circumstances. A stay would not promote the 

timely and efficient resolution of the parties’ dispute. See Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et 

seq. Protracting the litigation is especially unnecessary where, as here, plaintiff has not demonstrated 

that resolution of the Ninth Circuit Appeal will affect the disposition of the parties’ cross-petitions 

before this Court. Accordingly, the Court declines to stay these proceedings. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 15, 2015 

 ____________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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