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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1145 E.R.I.S.A.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN BONILLA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

E.G. CONSTRUCTION and EZRA PHILIP

GREEN,

Defendants. /

No. C-05-3151 MMC

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE

JUDGE’S REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION; GRANTING IN

PART AND DENYING IN PART

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT

(Docket No. 29)

On June 8, 2007, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte issued a report and

recommendation with respect to plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment against both

defendants, and advised the parties that any objections thereto were required to be filed

within ten working days after being served therewith. Plaintiffs have filed a proof of service

demonstrating that defendants were served by mail on June 11, 2007. To date, no

objections have been filed.

The above-titled action was reassigned to the undersigned on July 23, 2007. Having

reviewed the matter de novo, the Court, for the reasons expressed therein, hereby

ADOPTS the report and recommendation. Accordingly, the motion for default judgment is

hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows:

1. Damages are awarded against defendant E.G. Construction in the amount of

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$40,870.11.

2. Liquidated damages and interest are awarded against defendant E.G.

Construction in the amount of $63,419.16, consisting of $14,392.67 for interest on principal

owed under such defendant’s AECE account as of June 25, 2005, and $49,026.49 for

liquidated damages and interest owed under such defendant’s ACG account as of June 25,

2005.

3. Liquidated damages and interest are awarded against defendant E.G.

Construction in the amount of $2,752.55 owed under such defendant’s ACG account for

under-reported hours discovered by a review of paycheck stubs from the period January

2004 to March 2005.

4. Additional interest accrued from August 10, 2005 through June 10, 2007 on the

foregoing totals is awarded against defendant E.G. Construction in the amount of

$18,880.20.

5. Attorneys’ fees and costs are awarded against defendant E.G. Construction in

the amount of $18,000 in attorneys’ fees and $844.18 in costs.

6. Defendant E.G. Construction is ordered to submit to an audit on two days written

notice from the plaintiffs, and will make available to plaintiffs the following records, for the

time period April 1, 2005 to the date of this order:

Individual earnings records; Federal Tax Forms, W-3/W-2 and 1069/1099;

Reporting forms for all Trust Funds, State DE-3/DE-6 Tax Reports; Workers’

compensation insurance; Employee time cards; Payroll Registers/Journals;

Quarterly payroll tax returns (Form 941); Check register and supporting cash

vouchers; Forms 1120, 1040 or partnership tax returns; General ledger;

Source records, including time cards and time card summaries for all

employees; Certified payroll reports; Personnel records indicating job

classifications and hire/termination dates; Cash disbursement journal; Vendor

invoices; Copies of subcontract agreements; Cash receipts journal; Job costs

records; and any other books and records that may be necessary to complete

the auditor’s determination or provide additional explanation of defendants’

financial records.

7. Plaintiffs are entitled to no relief against defendant Ezra Philip Green.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

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United States District Judge

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