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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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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MICHAEL GELLER AND MICHAEL

YARBROUGH AS TRUSTEES OF THE

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 302

HEALTH AND WELFARE AND

PENSION TRUST FUNDS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

E.T. ELECTRIC INC.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: C 05-0307 PVT

INTERIM ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

On October 3, 2005, Plaintiffs filed a motion for default judgment against Defendant E.T.

Electric, Inc. (“E.T. Electric”).1 Having reviewed the motion papers, the court finds it appropriate to

issue this interim order seeking additional briefing. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than January 6, 2005, a supplemental brief either: 

1) explaining the basis for claiming compensatory damages, liquidated damages, interest and/or

attorneys fees based on any late contributions which were not referenced in the complaint; or 

2) amending the motion and supporting declaration to seek only damages, interest and attorneys fees

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ORDER, page 2

based on any late contributions which were referenced in the complaint. See FED.R.CIV.PRO. 54(c)

(default judgment may not exceed amount prayed for in complaint); see also, Pueblo Trading Co. v.

El Camino Irrig. Dist., 169 F.2d 312, 313 (9th Cir. 1948) (default judgment that exceeded scope of

complaint held to be nullity). The complaint states alleges late contributions up through December

of 2004, and indicates that Plaintiffs would amend their complaint to include any later sums due. No

amended complaint has been filed. Yet the declarations supporting the motion for entry of default

judgment include damages, interest and attorneys fees in connection with payments which were due

after December of 2004.

Dated: 12/2/05

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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