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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 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; BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE PENSION TRUST

FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS;

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

PENSIONED OPERATING ENGINEERS

HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND;

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

OPERATING ENGINEERS AND

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS PREAPPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICE AND

JOURNEYMEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

TRAINING FUND; BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE OPERATING

ENGINEERS VACATION AND

HOLIDAY PLAN,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

DIAMOND OAKS CONSTRUCTION

COMPANY, INC., A California

Corporation,

Defendant.

 

NO. C 04-04993 FMS 

ORDER

Pursuant to the Court’s Order to Show Cause dated June 10, 2005, Plaintiffs have

submitted a Response addressing the Court’s questions posed in its June 10th Order. 

Although Plaintiffs have adequately addressed the majority of questions, there is at least

one outstanding issue. Plaintiffs should therefore be prepared to address the following issue,

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United States District Court

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with supporting evidence, at the June 23rd hearing.

Plaintiffs have asserted that the defendant has failed to pay contributions of $13,431.60

between December 2000 and August 2004. Complaint at 3. The amount of contribution is

assessed in terms of “each hour worked by employees performing work covered by the Master

Agreement.” Plaintiffs’ Response to Order to Show Cause at 3. To support its request,

Plaintiffs have submitted Exhibit B to Wayne McBride’s declaration. This exhibit, however, is

a conclusory record that lists only the total amounts that the plaintiffs claim they are owed.

Plaintiffs acknowledge that the contributions calculated were based on the participants’

hours of work, reported to the plaintiffs by the defendant. According to the Plaintiff’s

Response, Diamond Oaks submitted a report listing the participants’ hours every month,

presumably including the months of December 2000 through August 2004. Plaintiffs’

Response to Order to Show Cause at 4. 

As discussed in the Court’s Order to Show Cause, whether or not damages are awarded

is discretionary. Thus, before an award will be issued, the plaintiffs must demonstrate that the

amount of $13,431.60 is appropriately based on the hours the participants worked. Plaintiffs

can best demonstrate this by submitting the reports completed by the defendant, reviewing the

participants’ monthly hours, and explaining how the calculation was completed based on the

hours reported by Diamond Oaks. Thus, plaintiffs should be prepared to submit such evidence

at the June 23rd, 2005 hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: June 20, 2005 /s/ 

FERN M. SMITH

United States District Judge

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