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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO STANDBY ORDER OF DISMISSAL (ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE)

Case No.: C14-3690 RS

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Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

Erica J. Russell, Esq. (SBN 274494)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 882-7900 – Telephone

(415) 882-9287 – Facsimile

mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

erussell@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Bricklayers

Local No. 3 Pension Trust, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRICKLAYERS LOCAL NO. 3 PENSION 

TRUST, et al. 

Plaintiffs,

v.

CAL-TEX MASONRY, INC., a California 

Corporation,

Defendant.

Case No.: C14-3690 RS

PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO STANDBY 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL (ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE)

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Ctrm: 3, 17th Floor

450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Francisco, CA

Judge: The Honorable Richard Seeborg

Plaintiffs Bricklayers Local No. 3 Pension Trust, et al. (“Plaintiffs”) hereby respectfully 

submit their Response to Order to Show Cause (“Response”) pursuant to the Clerk’s January 4, 

2016, Notice continuing the Standby Order of Dismissal Hearing to March 3, 2016. 

As set forth in Plaintiffs’ Notice of Settlement, filed on July 20, 2015, Plaintiffs and 

Defendant Cal-Tex Masonry, Inc. (“Defendant”) had reached a settlement in this matter, which 

was conditioned upon Defendant’s compliance with the terms of its collective bargaining 

agreement. Specifically, upon Defendant’s timely payment of contributions to Plaintiffs for a

period of twelve (12) consecutive months, beginning with the month of June 2015, Plaintiffs 

agreed to waive the balance due by Defendant and to file a voluntary dismissal of this action.

Defendant immediately defaulted and failed to timely pay its June through September 2015 

ORDER

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contributions to Plaintiffs. Therefore, Defendant failed to meet the conditions necessary for 

Plaintiffs to waive the balance owed by Defendant and dismiss this action. 

In Plaintiffs’ Response to the Court’s Standby Order for Dismissal filed on January 4, 

2016, Plaintiffs informed the Court that Defendant had failed to respond to several demands for 

payment of the amounts owed to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs had also offered Defendant a payment plan 

if it could not pay the balance due in full. Plaintiffs advised the Court that if Defendant failed to 

respond to their most recent demand by January 8, 2016, Plaintiffs would prepare and file a 

Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant. On January 4, 2016, the Court’s Clerk issued a 

Notice Continuing the Standby Order of Dismissal Hearing scheduled for January 7, 2016 to 

March 3, 2016, and ordered Plaintiffs to file a Show Cause Response by February 29, 2016.

After Plaintiffs filed their January 4, 2016, Show Cause Response, Defendant contacted 

Plaintiffs regarding the amounts due and submitted a second request for a waiver of the liquidated 

damages owed by it to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs advised Defendant that interest and attorneys’ fees 

must be paid before its request for a waiver of liquidated damages will be considered by Plaintiffs. 

Plaintiffs advised Defendant of the amount owed, less liquidated damages, and demanded 

payment by March 4, 2016. Plaintiffs also advised Defendant that if its request for a waiver of 

liquidated damages was denied, and Defendant could not pay the amount due in full, Defendant 

must enter into a payment plan. 

Upon receipt and bank clearance of Defendant’s payment, Plaintiffs will consider 

Defendant’s request for a waiver of the liquidated damages. If Defendant fails to submit payment 

for the interest and attorneys’ fees owed, or fails to pay or enter into a payment plan for the 

liquidated damages owed should Defendant’s request for a waiver be denied, Plaintiffs intend on 

filing a Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant.

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As Defendant defaulted under the terms of the settlement between the parties and failed to 

make payment for the amounts owed by it to Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs were unable to file a Notice of 

Voluntary Dismissal of this action. However, the parties are in communication regarding the 

amounts owed to Plaintiffs and hope to reach an informal resolution of this matter. If an informal 

resolution cannot be reached, Plaintiffs intend on filing a Motion for Default Judgment against 

Defendant. Therefore, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court vacate, or alternatively 

continue, its Standby Order of Dismissal (Order to Show Cause).

Respectfully submitted.

Dated: February 29, 2016 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: /S/

Erica J. Russell

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Bricklayers 

Local No. 3 Pension Trust, et al.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Based on the foregoing and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Standby Order of 

Dismissal is vacated, or continued to ______________________ at _________.

Date:

HONORABLE JUDGE RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

May 5, 2016 1:30 pm

2/29/16

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