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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARD OF TRUSTESS OF THE PIPE 

TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 

HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND, 

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SMS INDUSTRIAL INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-07444-JCS 

Also Filed in Case No. 18-cv-00500-AGT

SUA SPONTE REFERRAL TO 

DETERMINE WHETHER CASES ARE 

RELATED

This case (No. 19-cv-07444-JCS, the “7444 Case”) shares largely the same parties, 

attorneys, and claims (albeit arising over a different period of time) as an earlier-filed case 

assigned to the Honorable Alex Tse, Board of Trustees of the Pipe & Trades Council No. 36 

Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. S M S Industrial Inc., No. 18-cv-00500-AGT (N.D. Cal.) (the 

“0500 Case”). Both cases are currently set for case management conferences on February 14, 

2020 at 2:00 PM, in separate courtrooms. The parties’ case management statement in the 0500

Case indicates that they are attempting to reach a global settlement of the two cases. The case

management statement in the 7444 Case includes no reference to the 0500 Case. Neither 

statement indicates that counsel is currently committed to appearing in two different places at the

same time on February 14th.

The 7444 Case is hereby REFERRED to Judge Tse pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(c) to 

determine whether it is related to the 0500 Case. Any party may file a response to this order in 

support of or opposition to finding the cases related, no later than February 11, 2020. See Civ. 

L.R. 3-12(c), 3-12(e), 7-11(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 7, 2020 ______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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