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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 (SBN: 124607)

MICHELE R. STAFFORD (SBN: 172509)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

120 Howard Street, Suite 520

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 882-7900

Facsimile: (415) 882-7900

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GLAZIERS,

ARCHITECTURAL METAL AND GLASS

WORKERS PENSION PLAN; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

PITTSBURG GLASS COMPANY and

LEWIS BIDWELL

Defendant

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CASE NO.: C 04-3095 JSW

REQUEST TO ISSUE WRIT

OF EXECUTION;

DECLARATION OF

MICHELE R. STAFFORD IN

SUPPORT THEREOF; 

PROPOSED

ORDER

I, Michele R. Stafford, declare under penalty of perjury that:

1. I am the attorney for the plaintiffs in the above-entitled action.

2. On or about September 1, 2004, within ten years last past, a Judgment Pursuant to

Stipulation was entered in the amount of $24,062.49, for and on behalf of said plaintiffs and against

defendants and judgment debtors, Pittsburg Glass Company and Lewis Bidwell. The Judgment

requires that monthly payments be made, in the amount of $2,071.00, to be received on or before the

10th of each month. The payments are to be applied first to interest, then to principal, with interest

accruing at the rate of 6% per annum. 

3. Eleven stipulated payments were made in the total amount of $22,781.00. This

includes interest through June 21, 2005.

5. Paragraph 6 of the Stipulated Judgment requires that defendant remain current in

payment of current contributions, and that any unpaid contributions become part of the Judgment.

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 On June 27, 2005, defendant was provided with a default notice in writing, pursuant to paragraph

4 of the Stipulation, regarding non-payment of contributions due for hours worked in April 2005.

Defendant was also reminded that the final stipulated payment was due on July 1, 2005, and

informed on the total amount due to sastify the Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation. The final

payment was never received, April contributions remain delinquent and defendant has not reported

or paid the its monthly contributions due to Local 169 for the months of June, July and August 2005,

and monthly contributions due to Local 767 for the months of July and August 2005. Pursuant to

the Trust Funds’ policy and procedure, in the absence of contribution reports, the contributions owed

are estimated, based on the last reported month. For instance here, the last month reported by this

defendant for Local 169 was the month of May 2005, and for Local 767 it was the month of June

2005. Rather than assume that no contributions are due, which would only encourage employers

not to submit reports, contrary to the terms of their Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the best

interest of the Trust Funds and the employees, the Trust Funds estimate the amounts due. Each

month is estimated as that reported for May 2005 in the amount of $11,189.44, for Local 169, and

that reported for June 2005 in the amount of $2,539.88, for Local 767 for a total estimated amount

of $33,675.31.

6. Paragraph 6 of the Judgment reads (in pertinent part) as follows:

In the event that Defendants fail to make any payment

required under Paragraph 4 above, or fail to remain current in any

contributions under paragraph 5 above, then,

(A) The entire balance of $24,062.49, less principal

payments received by Plaintiffs, but increased by any unpaid

contributions then due, plus 20% liquidated damages and 6% per

annum interest thereon as provided in above paragraph 4 and 5

shall be immediately due, together with any additional attorneys’

fees and costs under section (D) below.

(B) A writ of execution may be obtained against

Defendants without further legal action, in the amount of the unpaid

balance, plus any additional amounts under the terms herein, upon

declaration of a duly authorized representative of the plaintiffs setting

forth any payment theretofore made by or on behalf of defendants and

the balance due and owing as of the date of default. ....

(D) Defendants shall pay all additional costs and

attorneys' fees incurred by plaintiffs in connection with collection of

the amounts owed by defendants to plaintiffs under this Stipulation.

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7. Defendant has paid its contributions late for every month from August 2004 through

May 2005, and has failed to make payment for contributions due for the months as described above,

incurring liquidated damages of 20% ($18,257.97) and interest (at 6% per annum to December 31,

2004 and at a rate of 5% per annum thereafter) in the amount of $446.28. Pursuant to paragraph 6

of the Judgment, subparagraph (A), these amounts are now due and payable. The amounts due are

itemized below.

8. In addition, pursuant to paragraph 6(D) of the Judgment, (see above) defendant is

responsible for all attorneys fees and costs incurred in connection with the collection of amounts due

under the Judgment. The Judgment included attorneys fees through July 30, 2004. Beginning

August 1, 2004, and continuing through September 16, 2005, the following additional fees and costs

have been incurred:

Muriel B. Kaplan, a shareholder with this firm spent 6.7 hours from August 2, 2004

through June 30, 2005, when her time was billed at the rate of $165.00 per hour, totaling $1,105.50,

and spent 1.0 hours from July 1, 2005 through September 16, 2005, when her time was billed at the

rate of $170.00 per hour, totaling $170.00, in connection with the following activities: review of

signed stipulation, review of employer’s monthly reports and spreadsheets from administrator

regarding compliance with judgment, telephone callswith employerregardingpayments, preparation

of numerous default notices to employer, review contract documentation provided by employer in

response to default notice. 

I personally spent 11.2 hours from August 2, 2004 through June 30, 2005, when her

time was billed at the rate of $160.00 per hour, totaling $1,792.00, and spent .9 hours from July 1,

2005 through September 16, 2005, when her time was billed at the rate of $165.00 per hour, totaling

$148.50 in connection with the following activities: receipt and transmittal of stipulated payments,

interest calculations and instructions to administrator regarding same, investigation regarding

contract data provided by employer and review of possible collection methods regarding same,

preparation of this Declaration. 

I am informed and believe that Tamra Brown, the paralegal employed by this law

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firm, spent 7.3 hours from August 2, 2004 through June 30, 2005, when her time was billed at the

rate of $95.00 per hour, totaling $693.50, and spent 7.4 hours from July 1, 2005 through September

16, 2005, when her time was billed at the rate of $97.50 per hour, totaling $721.50, relative to

processing and filing various documents with the Court.

The additional attorneys fees reasonably incurred by plaintiffs therefore total

$4,631.00 from August 2, 2004 through September 16, 2005.

9. The amount now due under the terms of the Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation are:

Balance of Stipulated Judgment $ 1,996.81

6% Interest on Stipulation balance $ 33.09

(6/21/05 to 9/30/05)

Contributions Local 169

April 2005 (balance) $ 106.99

June 2005 $11,189.44, est.

July 2005 $11,189.44, est.

August 2005 $11,189.44, est. $33,675.31

Local 767

July 2005 $2,539.88, est. 

August 2005 $2,539.88, est. $ 5,079.76

20% Liquidated Damages

on late-paid Contributions

(estimated where identified above)

Local 169 8/04 to 7/05 $16,660.43

Local 767 4/05 to 7/05 $ 1,597.54

Interest on late-paid Contributions

(to date paid or 09/30/05)

Local 169 8/04 to 7/05 $ 393.58

Local 767 4/05 to 7/05 $ 52.70

Attorneys Fees (7/31/04 - 9/16/05) $ 4,631.00

TOTAL $64,120.22

10. An original Writ of Execution is enclosed herein for issuance by the Court.

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WHEREFORE, it is prayed that a Writ of Execution be promptly issued for $64,120.22, plus

6% interest until satisfied againstPittsburg Glass Company and Lewis Bidwell, individually, and

that the Court retain jurisdiction over this matter.

Dated: September 22, 2005 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

 /s/

Michele R. Stafford

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Let a Writ of Execution be issued in the sum of $64,120.22, plus 6% per annum interest until

satisfied, in favor of plaintiffs and against judgment debtors, Pittsburg Glass Company and Lewis

Bidwell. This matter shall remain under this Court's jurisdiction.

Dated:

Jeffrey S. White

United States District Court Judge

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