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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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Muriel B. Kaplan, Esq. (SBN 124607)

Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

(415) 882-7900

(415) 882-9287 – Facsimile

mkaplan@sjlawcorp.com 

mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BAY AREA PAINTERS AND TAPERS

PENSION TRUST FUND, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v. 

MGM DRYWALL, INC., a California 

Corporation, and MIGUEL GUILLEN 

RAMIREZ aka MIGUEL RAMIREZ 

GUILLEN, an individual, 

 Defendants.

Case No.: C11-4188 CRB

PLAINTIFFS’ CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT and;

REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Date: January 11, 2013

Time: 8:30 a.m. 

Ctrm: 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco 

Judge: Honorable Charles R. Breyer

Plaintiffs herein respectfully submit their Case Management Statement, requesting that the 

Case Management Conference, currently on calendar for January 11, 2013, be continued for 

approximately 60 days.

1. As the Court’s records will reflect, this action was filed on August 24, 2011.

Service on Defendants was effectuated on November 17, 2011, and A Proof of Service of 

Summons on was filed with the Court on November 21, 2011. Defendants failed to plead or 

otherwise respond to the lawsuit, and the Clerk entered default as to both Defendants on December 

16, 2011.

2. The parties have been in continuous contact to discuss resolution of this matter. 

Plaintiffs offered Defendants a payment plan (at their request) for what was due, but ultimately 

Defendants elected not to utilize the plan and to pay all contributions, interest, and fees and costs 

owed. Defendant asked that liquidated damages be waived. 

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3. Plaintiffs allowed Defendants a conditional waiver of the liquidated damages that 

remained due, on the condition that Defendants remain current in payment of contributions 

through May 2013 hours worked. Unfortunately, Defendants immediately became delinquent 

again, not meeting the waiver requirement. Accordingly, liquidated damages assessed through 

October 2011 hours worked are due and owing.

4. As permitted by the Collective Bargaining and Trust Agreements, Plaintiffs 

conducted an audit of Defendants’ payroll records for the time period December 1, 2010 through 

the date of inspection, which took place on August 7-8, 2012. The draft report estimating the 

amount owed as in excess of $145,000 was sent to Defendants on October 13, 2012 for their 

review.

5. Defendants contested the audit and provided documentation in support of their

position. Plaintiffs’ auditors reviewed said documentation and made minor adjustments to the 

audit. On or about December 20, 2012, Plaintiffs’ counsel sent the revised audit to Defendants for 

payment and Defendants again contested it, detailing their objections. Plaintiffs’ auditors are 

currently reviewing said dispute to determine whether further revisions will be made. Defendants 

shall be notified as to whether revisions will be made to the audit. If revisions are not made, 

payment will be immediately due. If revisions are made as a result of the dispute, payment in full 

of the revised amount shall be due within ten (10) days of the revised billing. 

6. Defendants additionally submitted delinquent contribution reports and payments 

for the months of July through October 2012, and then timely submitted their contribution report

and payment for the month of November 2012. Defendants are now current in payment of 

contributions as reported due, but additional liquidated damages and interest are due for August 

through October 2012.

7. On or about December 28, 2012, Plaintiffs’ counsel received a letter from an 

attorney who represented that he had recently been retained to represent Defendants, but is hopeful 

of resolving this matter without further litigation.

8. Based on the foregoing, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Case Management 

Conference, currently scheduled for January 11, 2013, be continued for 60 days to allow time for 

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the information provided by Defendants to be reviewed, the audit to be finalized, and for the 

parties to attempt to resolve these matters with newly retained counsel.

I declare under penalty of perjury that I am the attorney for the Plaintiffs in the above 

entitled action, and that the foregoing is true of my own knowledge.

Executed this 2nd day of January, at San Francisco, California.

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: /S/

Muriel B. Kaplan

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IT IS SO ORDERED.

The currently set Case Management Conference is hereby continued to _________ at 

_____, and all previously set deadlines and dates related to this case are continued accordingly.

Date: ____________________ _________________________________________

THE HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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3/29/2013 8:30 January 4, 2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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