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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:185 Employee Pension Plan

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 

LABORERS HEALTH AND 

WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C 06-6163 PJH

v. ORDER ADOPTING 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT

CHRISTOPHER T. RUCKER, AND RECOMMENDATION

Defendant.

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The court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Laporte's report and recommendation re

plaintiff’s motion for default judgment. Defendant filed no objections to the report. The

court finds the report correct, well-reasoned and thorough, and adopts it in every respect. 

Accordingly, the court finds that the motion for default judgment must be GRANTED.

Defendant Christopher T. Rucker, individually and dba Christopher Thomas Rucker,

General Contractor and as CTR Precision Builders, shall permit an auditor for the plaintiff

Trust Funds to come onto his premises and shall submit to an audit of his financial records

for the period from October 6, 2004, through April 30, 2007, for the purpose of determining

the amount of fringe benefit contributions owed; and shall also provide relevant records

requested by the auditor as indicated above.

The court finds further that judgment must be entered in plaintiffs’ favor for

$35,115.12, which includes $18,513.22 in delinquent contributions, $9,356.02 in interest on

those delinquent contributions, $723.54 in liquidated damages and interest on certain

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contributions that defendants paid belatedly, and $6,522.34 in attorney’s fees and costs. 

Post-judgment interest thereon will accrue at the rate of 1.5% per month until the judgment

is fully satisfied.

The court will reserve jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter to enforce

the injunction and to entertain a motion for a further money judgment, should the audit

disclose additional amounts that may be owed by defendant to the Trust Funds.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2007

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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