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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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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

GIL CROSTHWAITE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ANTHONY BRIAN MINIX, et al.,

Defendants. __________________________________

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS

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No. C 05-551 SI

ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT

On August 22, 2006, the motions for default judgment against defendant Brian Anthony Minix,

individually and doing business as Minix Excavators, came on for hearing. (Docket Nos. 39, 47).

Nobody appeared for defendant Minix. After careful consideration of the motions, the Court hereby

GRANTS the motions except as follows:

 1. The Court will award $12,434.75 in attorneys’ fees and costs to plaintiffs, rather than the

full amount requested. The Court has made a deduction for time spent attending the case

management conference, see Mainguy Decl. ¶ 3. The Court determines that 3.5 hours

is a reasonable amount of time for this task. 

2. The judgment shall not order Minix to pay additional, presently unknown amounts that

may be determined as a result of the audit. However, if the audit reveals that Minix

owes additional amounts to plaintiffs, plaintiffs may file a motion to amend the

judgment.

3. The Court will award $$4,231.96 in attorneys’ fees and costs to cross-complainant

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American Contractors Indemnity Company. The Court has disallowed the fees sought

for attending the August 22, 2006 hearing, as counsel appeared by telephone, and the

hearing was brief.

The Court shall issue separate judgments. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2006 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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