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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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PROPOSED ORDER RE ATTORNEYS FEES AS SANCTION Case No. 3:04cv4710 MMC (JL) 

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James P. Watson, Esq. (SBN 46127) 

Bruce K. Leigh, Esq. (BN 129753) 

STANTON, KAY & WATSON, LLP 

101 New Montgomery Street, 5th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105-3612 

Telephone: 415-512-3501 

Facsimile: 415-512-3515 

E-mail: brucel@skwsf.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GIL CROSTHWAITE and JOHN BONILLA, 

in their respective capacities as Trustees of the 

OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH AND 

WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

MICHAEL LEE, individually and doing 

business as MDL AND ASSOCIATES, 

 Defendant 

 Case No. 3:04cv4710 MMC (JL) 

 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 

 ATTORNEY’S FEES RELATED TO 

 ORDER TO APPEAR FOR 

 EXAMINATION, SUBSEQUENT 

 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, AND 

 SANCTIONS 

 JUDGE: The Honorable 

 Maxine M. Chesney 

The Court, having issued its Order To Show Cause and, on hearing thereof on October 27, 

2006, having found defendant in contempt of court and, as a sanction, ordering defendant to pay 

plaintiffs their attorney’s fees incurred in connection with the Order To Appear For Examination 

and subsequent OSC proceedings, and having received and considered plaintiffs’ motion and 

supporting papers for such attorney’s fees, and having received no opposition or other response by 

defendant within the time required by Civil Local Rule 7-3(a), vacates the hearing scheduled for 

January 12, 2007, and rules as follows: 

THE COURT HEREBY FINDS DEFENDANT LIABLE for plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees 

incurred in relation to said Order To Appear For Examination, Order To Show Cause, Bench 

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PROPOSED ORDER RE ATTORNEYS FEES AS SANCTION Case No. 3:04cv4710 MMC (JL) 

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Warrant, and subsequent hearing, examination, and motion herein, AND ORDERS THAT 

DEFENDANT SHALL PAY PLAINTIFFS the amount of $11,677.50 for said fees, which amount 

the Court finds reasonable. This sum shall be added to the judgment already entered against 

defendant in this action and so shall be subject to execution along with that judgment. 

DATED: January 5, 2007 ______________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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