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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

Erica J. Russell, Esq. (SBN 274494)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 882-7900

Facsimile: (415) 882-9287

mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

erussell@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

Board of Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers Local 104

Health Care Plan, et al.

Joseph W. McCarthy, Esq. (SBN 16443)

JOSEPH W. MCCARTHY, A LAW CORPORATION

400 Reed Street/PO Box 58032

Santa Clara, California 95050

Telephone: (408) 727-4111

Facsimile: (408) 727-4343

joe@mccarthylawcorp.com

Attorneys for Defendant,

Bay Area Balancing & Cleanrooms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF 

SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 104 

HEALTH CARE PLAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BAY AREA BALANCING AND 

CLEANROOMS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: C14-01739 HSG

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Date: May 24, 2016

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Ctrm: Courtroom 15, 18th Floor

450 Golden Gate Avenue

Judge: The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam

The parties to this matter, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby 

respectfully request that the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for May 24, 2016, 

at 2:00 p.m. in the above-captioned Court, be continued for approximately forty-five to sixty (45-

60) days, as follows:

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1. As the Court’s records will reflect, this action was filed on April 15, 2014 to 

compel Defendant to comply with the terms of its Collective Bargaining Agreement. [Dkt. No. 1]. 

2. The Clerk entered Defendant’s Default on June 13, 2014 [Dkt. No. 13], which was 

subsequently set aside through stipulation of the parties on March 2, 2015. [Dkt. No. 36]. 

3. Defendant’s counsel substituted into this matter to replace Defendant’s prior 

counsel on April 1, 2015. [Dkt. No. 42]. 

4. On April 1, 2015, Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint, and a Counterclaim 

against Plaintiff Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Local Union No. 104 (“Union”). 

[Dkt. No. 43]. 

5. The Union obtained separate counsel on April 15, 2015. [Dkt. No. 44]. 

6. Through stipulation of the parties, the Union was granted an extension of time to 

file its response to the Counterclaim, up to and including May 13, 2015. [Dkt. No. 46]. 

7. On May 12, 2015, Defendant filed a Voluntary Dismissal of the Counterclaim 

against the Union. [Dkt. No. 47].

8. On August 11, 2015, Defendant filed a Motion for Leave to File Counterclaim 

against the Union. [Dkt. No. 58]. On August 12, 2015, Defendant and the Union filed a Stipulation 

for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion for Leave to File Counterclaim [Dkt. No. 59].

9. On August 13, 2015, Defendant re-noticed the hearing on its Motion for Leave to 

File Counterclaim. [Dkt. No. 61].

10. Also on August 13, 2015, the Court granted Defendant’s and the Union’s 

Stipulation for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion for Leave to File Counterclaim. [Dkt. No. 

62]. The Court set the Union’s Response deadline to September 3, 2015, and Defendant’s Reply 

deadline to September 10, 2015. 

11. The Union filed its Response on September 3, 2015, and Defendant filed its Reply 

on September 9, 2015. [Dkt. Nos. 65-66]. The hearing on Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File 

Counterclaim was held on October 15, 2015, and the matter was taken under submission by the 

Court.

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12. On October 30, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Summary Judgment against 

Defendant. [Dkt. Nos. 68-75]. 

13. On November 10, 2015, the Court rescheduled the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Summary Judgment to December 10, 2015. [Dkt. No. 77]. 

14. On November 13, 2015, Defendant filed its Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Summary Judgment. On November 20, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Reply to Defendant’s Response. 

[Dkt. Nos. 78, 80].

15. On November 16, 2015, the Court entered an Order denying Defendant’s Motion 

for Leave to File Counterclaim against the Union. [Dkt. No. 79].

16. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendant was 

held on December 10, 2015, and the matter was taken under submission by the Court.

17. On May 13, 2016, the Court entered an Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and scheduled a Case Management Conference for 

May 24, 2016 to discuss trial and settlement conference dates. [Dkt. No. 82]. 

18. The parties are attempting to settle this matter without the need for further 

litigation. Plaintiffs have prepared a payment plan for amounts owed by Defendant, in the form of 

a Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation, which is pending with Defendant for execution.

19. Plaintiffs have been informed by the Union that it intends to seek attorneys’ fees 

and costs incurred in the Counterclaim litigation described herein. 

20. There are no further issues that need to be addressed by this Court at the currently 

scheduled Case Management Conference. In the interest of conserving costs as well as the Court’s 

time and resources, parties respectfully request that the Court continue the currently scheduled Case 

Management Conference for approximately forty-five to sixty (45-60) days, to allow for sufficient 

time for Defendant to execute, and Plaintiffs to file, the Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation.

21. The parties hereto recognize that a case management conference statement is due 

seven days in advance of the case management conference date, pursuant to Local Rule 16-9. 

Should this Court require parties to file a complete Case Management Conference Statement, 

parties will do so promptly. 

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Dated: May 17, 2016 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: /S/

Michele R. Stafford, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Board of Trustees of 

Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 Health Care 

Plan, et al.

Dated: May 17, 2016 JOSEPH W. MCCARTHY, A LAW 

CORPORATION

By: /S/

Joseph W. McCarthy, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant, Bay Area Balancing 

& Cleanrooms, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Based on the foregoing, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the currently set Case 

Management Conference is hereby continued to __________________, and all related deadlines 

are extended accordingly.

Date: ____________________ _______________________________________

THE HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Dated: May . 2016 

Dated: May1t 2016 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

By: 

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON 

LAW CORPORATION 

Michele R. Stafford, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Board of Trustees of 

Sheet Metal Workers Local I 04 Health Care 

Plan, et al. 

JOSEPH W. MCCARTHY, A LAW 

CORPORATION 

By:~t.).~· oset=J .MCCarthy, Esq~ 

:::for Defendant, Bay Area Balancing 

& Cleanrooms, Inc. 

Based on the foregoing, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the currently set Case 

14 Management Conference is hereby continued to ________ , and all related deadlines 

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Date: 

THE HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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DENIED

Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. 

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