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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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PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Case No. C 05-02283 PJH

WEINBERG, ROGER & 

ROSENFELD

A Professional Corporation

1001 Marina Village 

Parkway, Suite 200

Alameda, CA 94501-1091

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BARRY E. HINKLE, Bar No. 071223 

KRISTINA HILLMAN, Bar No. 208599

JOYE BLANSCETT, Bar No. 191242

WEINBERG, ROGER & ROSENFELD

A Professional Corporation

1001 Marin Village Parkway, Suite 200

Alameda, California 94501-1091

Telephone (510) 337-1001

Facsimile (510) 337-1023

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GIL CROSTHWAITE, JOHN BONILLA, in 

their respective capacities as Trustees of the 

OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH AND 

WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA; PENSION TRUST FUND FOR 

OPERATING ENGINEERS; PENSIONED 

OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH AND 

WELFARE FUND; OPERATING ENGINEERS 

AND PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS PREAPPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICE AND 

JOURNEYMEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 

TRAINING FUND; OPERATING ENGINEERS 

VACATION AND HOLIDAY PLAN; 

OPERATING ENGINEERS CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND; 

OPERATING ENGINEERS MARKET 

PRESERVATION TRUST FUND; 

OPERATING ENGINEERS INDUSTRY 

STABILIZATION TRUST FUND; BUSINESS 

DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND; AND 

HEAVY AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NEWCON CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, 

INC., a California Corporation; MIKE 

HANSEN, individual; AND INTERNATIONAL 

BUSINESS & MERCANTILE 

REASSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois 

Corporation. 

Defendants. 

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No. C 05-02283 PJH

PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT; REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON 

Date: December 2, 2005 

Time: 2:30 p.m. 

Courtroom: 3, 17th floor

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PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Case No. C 05-02283 PJH

WEINBERG, ROGER & 

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A Professional Corporation

1001 Marina Village 

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Alameda, CA 94501-1091

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Plaintiffs, by and through their attorney of records, hereby respectfully submit this Case 

Management Conference Statement and request that the Case Management Conference scheduled 

for December 2, 2005 be continued for thirty (30) days. Defendants have not appeared in this 

action and so a joint statement could not be submitted.

I. DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE

Plaintiffs are Trustees representing employee benefit plans created by a written Trust 

Agreement subject to and pursuant to section 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act (29 

U.S.C. § 186) and multi-employer employee benefit plans within the meaning of sections 3, 4 and 

502 of ERISA (29 U.S.C. §§ 1002, 1003 and 1132). 

This is a case in which Defendant, NEWCON CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC., a 

California Corporation, and MIKE HANSEN, who is a principal and owner of NEWCON 

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC., (collectively “Defendants NewCon”) are allegedly 

signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 

(“Union”) and submitted to an audit of its books and records by the Plaintiffs referenced in the 

caption above (“Plaintiffs” or “Trust Funds”). The purpose of the audit was to determine whether 

Defendants NewCon paid all fringe benefit contributions that it owed to the Trust Funds for the 

time period December 2004 to February 2005 pursuant to its alleged collective bargaining 

agreement with the Union. 

The Trust Funds allege that the Defendants NewCon failed and refused to pay the 

following: 

(1) $47,114.40 allegedly owed to the Trust Funds for unpaid principal contributions and (2) 

$42,542.09 allegedly owed for liquidated damages and interest relating to the unpaid contributions, 

for a total amount of $89,656.49. Plaintiffs seek entry of a judgment against the Defendants 

wherein Defendants are ordered to pay the amounts that the audit revealed are owed. 

Plaintiff’s have also brought an action for enforcement of a contractors bond claim against 

International Business & Mercantile Reassurance Company, an Illinois Corporation (“Surety”) for 

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PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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A Professional Corporation

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payment to the Trust Funds of NewCon’s bond in the amount of $4,000. Surety has filed an action 

in interpleader regarding said bond in the Stanislaus Superior Court for the State of California, 

Case No. 372356. 

II. PLAINTIFFS ARE SEEKING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANTS

Defendants NewCon have not filed an answer or otherwise responded to the complaint 

which was served on June 9, 2005, and for which proof of service was filed before this Court with 

the Summons on June 15, 2005. However, Plaintiffs and Defendants NewCon have engaged in 

settlement discussions and reached a settlement which has been reduced to writing. 

Pursuant to the settlement agreement, if Defendants NewCon did not pay the amounts 

agreed upon to the Trust Funds by October 11, 2005, Plaintiffs are entitled to seek entry of 

judgment in the amount of $89,656.49 by ex parte motion and without a hearing. Defendants 

NewCon did not pay said amounts and Plaintiffs are filing concurrent herewith a motion for entry 

of judgment based on the settlement agreement. 

Plaintiffs anticipate that they will dismiss the Surety in light of the interpleader action.

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Plaintiff requests that the Court continue the case management conference set for December 

2, 2005 for at least 30 days in order for Plaintiffs’ Motion for Entry of Judgment to be heard.

Dated: November 23, 2005

WEINBERG, ROGER & ROSENFELD

A Professional Corporation

By: _____/s/_________________________________

 JOYE BLANSCETT

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED that the Case Management Conference set for December 2, 2005, at 

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2:30 p.m. is continued until ________________________ and that parties are ordered to submit a 

joint case management statement seven (7) days in advance of said conference.

_________________________________________

HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

 UNITED STATEMENT DISTRICT JUDGE

111281/403355

January 12, 2006 at 2:30

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CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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A Professional Corporation

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PROOF OF SERVICE

(CCP 1013)

I am a citizen of the United States and an employee in the County of ALAMEDA, State of 

California. I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within action; my business 

address is 1001 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 200, Alameda, California 94501-1091. On 

November 23, 2005, I served upon the following parties in this action:

International Business & Mercantile 

Reassurance Company 

2730 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100

Sacramento, CA 95833

Stephen D. Pahl

Pahl & Gosselin

160 W. Santa Clara Street, 14th Floor

San Jose, CA 95113-1700

copies of the document(s) described as:

PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT; REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON

[X] BY MAIL I placed a true copy of each document listed herein in a sealed envelope, 

addressed as indicated herein, and caused each such envelope, with postage thereon fully 

prepaid, to be placed in the United States mail at Alameda, California. I am readily familiar 

with the practice of Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld for collection and processing of 

correspondence for mailing, said practice being that in the ordinary course of business, mail 

is deposited in the United States Postal Service the same day as it is placed for collection.

[ ] BY PERSONAL SERVICE I placed a true copy of each document listed herein in a 

sealed envelope, addressed as indicated herein, and caused the same to be delivered by 

hand to the offices of each addressee.

[ ] BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE I placed a true copy of each document listed 

herein in a sealed envelope, addressed as indicated herein, and placed the same for 

collection by Overnight Delivery Service by following the ordinary business practices of 

Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, Alameda, California. I am readily familiar with the practice 

of Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld for collection and processing of Overnight Delivery 

Service correspondence, said practice being that in the ordinary course of business, 

Overnight Delivery Service correspondence is deposited at the Overnight Delivery Service 

offices for next day delivery the same day as Overnight Delivery Service correspondence is 

placed for collection.

[ ] BY FACSIMILE I caused to be transmitted each document listed herein via the fax 

number(s) listed above or on the attached service list.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the above is true and correct. Executed at Alameda, 

California, on November 23, 2005.

___/s/_____________________________

Jilala Foley

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CONTINUANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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A Professional Corporation

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Alameda, CA 94501-1091

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