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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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STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOLLOWING ENE SESSION 1

W. Timothy Needham (CSB # 96542)

JANSSEN, MALLOY, NEEDHAM, MORRISON,

REINHOLTSEN & CROWLEY, LLP

730 Fifth Street

P.O. Drawer 1288

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 445-2071

Facsimile: (707) 445-8305

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KEN WALTERS and JOHN BONILLA,

in their respective capacities as Trustees of

the OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH

AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; TRUSTEES

OF THE PENSION TRUST FUND FOR

OPERATING ENGINEERS; TRUSTEES

OF THE PENSIONED OPERATING

ENGINEERS HEALTH AND WELFARE

FUND; TRUSTEES OF THE

OPERATING ENGINEERS AND

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS PREAPPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICE AND

JOURNEYMEN AFFIRMATIVE

ACTION TRAINING FUND; TRUSTEES

OF THE OPERATING ENGINEERS

VACATION AND HOLIDAY PLAN,

 Plaintiffs,

vs.

CARL M. KJER, individually;

CARL M. KJER, Individually and 

doing business as CARL M. KJER

EQUIPMENT RENTAL; CARL M.

KJER EQUIPMENT RENTAL; 

CARL M. KJER, Individually and 

doing business as CARL M. KJER

AND SONS; CARL M. KJER AND

SONS,

 Defendants.

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Case No. C 06 0713 JSW

STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT

FOLLOWING ENE SESSION 

[Action Filed February 1, 2006]

This Status Conference Statement is submitted by the defendants. Defendants

have attempted to contact counsel for plaintiffs and have been unable to do so.

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2006, 

AT 10:00 A.M.

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STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOLLOWING ENE SESSION 2

This matter arises out of a claim by the plaintiffs that defendants did not make

contributions under a pension plan for employees of the defendants. Defendants have

asserted that, during the time period in question, they had no employees.

Defendants have stipulated to an audit of their books, a true and correct copy of

which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Defendants’ books have been examined by an

auditor retained by the plaintiffs and defendants are awaiting a determination by the

plaintiffs whether they agree with defendants’ position or if plaintiffs need any further

books and records of defendants in order to make a determination whether defendants,

indeed, had no employees. 

Dated: August___, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

JANSSEN, MALLOY, NEEDHAM, 

MORRISON, REINHOLTSEN & CROWLEY, LLP

By _________________________________________

W. TIMOTHY NEEDHAM

Attorneys for Defendants

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Based on the above representations, the Court hereby sets forth a case management 

conference for November 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The parties are directed to file a case 

management statement seven days prior to the conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

Judge Maria-Elena James

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