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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1401(b)(2) Appeal of Arbitration Award

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PENSION PLAN FOR PENSION TRUST 

FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS, 

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

TRICOUNTY EXCAVATION, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-06653-VC 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 

DISMISS AND CONVERTING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO 

TELEPHONIC

Re: Dkt. No. 26

The motion to dismiss the counterclaim is denied without prejudice to the plaintiffs 

raising the statute of limitations issue in its summary judgment briefing. The Court is tentatively 

of the view that Tri-County Grading & Paving may properly raise defensive arguments regarding 

its exemption from complete withdrawal liability that the arbitrator did not reach, though the 

parties should be sure to address whether the case must be remanded to the arbitrator for 

consideration of those arguments in the first instance.

The hearing on the motion set for February 13, 2020 is vacated. The case management 

conference set for that date is converted to a telephonic case management conference to take 

place at 10:00 a.m. The plaintiffs shall provide the Court and all other parties a conference line 

and applicable access code to use during the hearing by no later than 12:00 p.m. PST, on 

February 12, 2020, by way of email to the Court (vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov) with a cc to 

opposing counsel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2020

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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