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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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JOINT CMC STATEMENT; JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND 

MEDIATION DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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PHILIP M. MILLER (SBN 87877) 

ANNE M. BEVINGTON (SBN 111320) 

KIMBERLY A. HANCOCK (SBN 205567) 

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 882-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 882-9287 

pmiller@sjlawcorp.com 

khancock@sjlawcorp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

STEVEN M. CVITANOVIC (SBN 168031) 

JESSICA M. LASSERE RYLAND (SBN 286724) 

HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 200 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4005 

Telephone: 415.546.7500 

Facsimile: 415.546.7505 

Attorneys for Defendants GCA SERVICES 

GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

and ACME BUILDING MAINTENANCE CO., 

INC., a California corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL 

UNION NATIONAL INUDSTRY PENSION 

FUND; STEPHEN ABRECHT, Trustee; 

RODERICK S. BASHIR, Trustee; KEVIN J. 

DOYLE, Trustee; DAVID A. STILWELL, 

Trustee; STEVEN W. FORD, Trustee; 

LARRY T. SMITH, Trustee; FRANK A. 

MASON, Trustee; EDWARD MANKO, 

Trustee; JOHN J. SHERIDAN, Trustee; JOHN 

J. SHERIDAN, Trustee; and MYRIAM 

ESCAMILLA, Trustee, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GCA SERVICES GROUP, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; and ACME BUILDING 

MAINTENANCE CO., INC., a California 

corporation, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. CV 13 03078 MEJ

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE STATEMENT; 

STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST 

TO EXTEND DATE FOR COMPLETION

OF MEDIATION; [PROPOSED] ORDER

THEREON 

Date: March 12, 2015 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Maria-Elena James 

Courtroom: B, Fifteenth Floor 

 450 Golden Gate Avenue

 San Francisco, CA 

Complaint filed: July 3, 2013 

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MEDIATION DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Pursuant to Rule 16-10(d) of the Local Rules of this Court, Plaintiffs Service Employees 

International Union National Industry Pension Fund (the “Fund”) and its Trustees jointly with 

Defendants GCA Services Group, Inc. (“GCA”), and Acme Building Maintenance Co., Inc. 

(“Acme”) (collectively “Defendants), submit this updated Joint Case Management Conference 

Statement and Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference set for March 12, 2015. 

1. Progress or changes since last Case Management Statement 

A. Audit Completed 

The Fund has completed its payroll audit of defendants. Based on audit findings, the amount 

of plaintiffs’ claim as of February 28, 2015 is as follows: 

$296,108.97 Unpaid contributions from audit, including surcharges (§ 502(g)(2)(A)) 

$169,407.22 Interest on unpaid contributions-audit (§ 502(g)(2)(B)) 

$169,407.22 Amount equal to interest-audit (§ 502(g)(2)(C)) 

$33,850.89 Reasonable attorney’s fees as of February 28, 2015 (§ 502(g)(2)(D)) 

 $744.39 Costs of suit (§ 502(g)(2)(D)) 

$4,116.00 Testing Fee (§ 502(g)(2)(E), Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. A-C 

Co., 859 F.2d 1336, 1343 (9th Cir. 1988)) 

$673,634.69 Total audit claim as of February 28, 2015 

In January 2015, defendants provided plaintiffs with a preliminary response to its audit 

results. Defendants contend that the vast majority of plaintiffs’ damages are barred by the four-year 

statute of limitations. Following mediation in January, Defendants are in the process of conducting a 

joint review with plaintiffs’ representatives of the amount of purportedly unpaid contributions found 

in the audit, and anticipate challenging any amounts that they contend were found in error. The 

parties anticipate that defendants will provide plaintiffs with a detailed response to the audit, with 

supporting documentation. Plaintiffs anticipate that they may revise the audit if Defendants present 

meritorious and documented challenges as to any of the contributions found due. 

B. ADR 

The parties participated in a mediation session on January 28, 2015. As reported by the 

mediator (Docket No. 41), the mediation process is continuing, with a further mediation session 

scheduled for May 7, 2015. 

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2. Proposals for case development process. 

The parties continue to anticipate that this matter will be resolved through the mediation 

process. The parties propose that a Case Management Conference be set for a date shortly after May 

7, 2015, the date of the scheduled mediation session, to report to the Court on the status of the 

matter and to set a trial date should the mediation be unsuccessful. 

3. Joint request to extend date to complete mediation to May 7, 2015. 

The parties hereby stipulate and jointly request that the Court extend the date to complete 

mediation to May 7, 2015. 

Dated: March 5, 2015 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION 

 _________/S/________________________ 

 By: Anne M. Bevington 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: March 5, 2015 HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP 

 ________/S/_________________________ 

 By: Jessica M. Lassere Ryland 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

DECLARATION OF ANNE M. BEVINGTON 

Pursuant to ECF General Order 45, I, Anne M. Bevington, declare as follows: 

 1. The signatory listed above, Jessica M. Lassere Ryland, of the law firm of Haight 

Brown & Bonesteel LLP, is an attorney of record for Defendants GCA Services Group, Inc., a 

Delaware corporation; and Acme Building Maintenance Co., Inc., a California corporation; 

 2. Concurrent with the e-filing of the within Joint Case Management Conference 

Statement, authority was obtained from Jessica M. Lassere Ryland in lieu of her signature on the 

Stipulation; 

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 3. The Law Offices of Saltzman & Johnson maintain a record to support this 

concurrence for subsequent production for this court if so ordered for inspection upon request by a 

party until one year after final resolution of the within action, including appeal, if any. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this 

declaration was signed this 5th day of March, 2015, at San Francisco, California. 

 _____/S/_________________________ 

 Anne M. Bevington 

ORDER 

Based on the foregoing Joint Case Management Statement and Stipulation and Joint 

Request to Extend Date for Completion of Mediation, and good cause appearing, it is hereby 

ordered that the parties shall complete the Mediation on or before May 7, 2015 and a Case 

Management Conference shall be held on ____________________, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________________________ 

 HONORABLE MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

May 28 with Joint CMC statement due May 21. March 6, 2015

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