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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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JUDGEMENT PURSUANT TO STIPULATION 1

ERSKINE & TULLEY

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

MICHAEL J. CARROLL (ST. BAR #50246)

220 Montgomery Street, Suite 303

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 392-5431

Facsimile: (415) 392-1978

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SHEET METAL

WORKERS, et al.,

Plaintiffs, vs. 

PACIFIC HEATING & SHEET METAL, a

California corporation., Defendant. 

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NO.C 10-2464 EDL

JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO

STIPULATION 

It appearing that Plaintiffs BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SHEET METAL

WORKERS HEALTH CARE PLAN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHEET METAL WORKERS PENSION

TRUST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 104 VACATION,

HOLIDAY SAVINGS PLAN; BRUCE WORD, TRUSTEE, and defendant, PACIFIC HEATING

& SHEET METAL, a California corporation have entered into a stipulation

which provided for judgment against Defendant in the amount of $89,213.58,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that plaintiffs BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE SHEET METAL WORKERS HEALTH CARE PLAN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,

SHEET METAL WORKERS PENSION TRUST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHEET METAL

WORKERS LOCAL 104 VACATION, HOLIDAY SAVINGS PLAN; BRUCE WORD, TRUSTEE, have

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JUDGEMENT PURSUANT TO STIPULATION 2

and recovered judgment against defendant, PACIFIC HEATING & SHEET METAL, a

California corporation, in the amount of $89,213.58, which is composed of

the following:

a. Contribution due and unpaid to Plaintiff Trust Funds

for an March and April 2010 in the amount of $73,052.31; 

b. Liquidated damages due and unpaid to the Plaintiff

Trust Funds for the same period in the amount of $14,610.46;

c. Interest due pursuant to contract in the amount of

$900.81;

d. Attorneys fees due pursuant to contract in the amount

of $300.00; and

e. Costs of suit incurred in this action in the amount of

$350.00.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED and agreed by the parties

hereto that an abstract of judgment will be recorded but execution

will not issue on the judgment so long as defendant fully complies

with the following conditions:

1. Defendant shall make payments of all ongoing amounts

to become due to the SHEET METAL WORKERS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRUST

FUNDS pursuant to contract between defendant and Local Union 104 of

the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association for hours worked

by defendant's employees, commencing with payment for May 2010, hours

due on or before June 20, 2010 and continuing until the full amount

of this judgment is paid. Each of said payments will be made by check

payable to SHEET METAL WORKERS TRUST FUNDS and sent to the post office

box listed on the report form.

2. Defendant shall pay the amount of the contributions

under paragraph (a) in the amount of $73,052.31 in weekly installment

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JUDGEMENT PURSUANT TO STIPULATION 3

payments of $5,000.00 commencing June 25, 2010. Each subsequent

installment shall be in the amount of $5,000.00, and paid each Friday

thereafter until the total due is paid. Said installment payments

will be made by check payable to the SHEET METAL WORKERS TRUST FUNDS

and sent to the collection attorney, ERSKINE & TULLEY, 220 Montgomery

Street, Suite 303, San Francisco, California 94104, Attention:

Michael Carroll. 

3. Once the above amount of $73,052.31 is paid in full,

the Ways & Means Committee for Plaintiff Trust Funds will exercise

it’s discretion and review defendant’s eliqibility for a reduction of

the liquidated damages, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs owed as

stated in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) above. If defendant is

not eligible for a complete waiver of the amounts due under paragraphs

(b), (c), (d), and (e), defendant shall make payment on the remaining

balance of $16,161.27 in as many additional weekly installments of

$5,000.00 as may be required to pay the full amount of the judgment,

or such lesser sum agreed to by Plaintiff Trust Funds. 

4. Plaintiffs and Defendant each understand and agree that

any modification of payments must be made in writing and agreed to by

both the Plaintiffs and the Defendant.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that upon failure of the

Defendant to make any of their monthly contribution payments pursuant

to the collective bargaining agreement as set forth in paragraph 1

above, and the monthly installment payments in a timely manner as

required pursuant to the terms of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this

stipulation, execution on the entire judgment in the amount of

$89,213.58 reduced by any offsets for payments made, shall issue only

after ten (10) days written notice to the Defendant that Plaintiffs

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or Plaintiffs’ attorney declares a default and intends to file a

Declaration stating that a default has occurred on the part of the

defendant. Defendant waives notice of any hearing held by the court

upon the earlier execution of this judgment or Plaintiffs’

declaration.

Dated: ________, 2010 ___________________________

 Elizabeth D. Laporte

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