Case Name: Norman BURDITT, Matthew Haworth, George Betancourt, Billy Joe Brannan, Jesse Brito, Dolphus Smith, Vernon Engel, Raymond Stewart, Linzie Hallum, and Paul Garibay, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WESTERN GROWERS PENSION PLAN, and Western Growers Pension Trust Fund, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1987-06-02
Citations: 818 F.2d 698
Docket Number: No. 86-6170
Parties: Norman BURDITT, Matthew Haworth, George Betancourt, Billy Joe Brannan, Jesse Brito, Dolphus Smith, Vernon Engel, Raymond Stewart, Linzie Hallum, and Paul Garibay, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WESTERN GROWERS PENSION PLAN, and Western Growers Pension Trust Fund, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before PREGERSON, NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 818
Pages: 698–699

Head Matter:
Norman BURDITT, Matthew Haworth, George Betancourt, Billy Joe Brannan, Jesse Brito, Dolphus Smith, Vernon Engel, Raymond Stewart, Linzie Hallum, and Paul Garibay, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WESTERN GROWERS PENSION PLAN, and Western Growers Pension Trust Fund, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 86-6170.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 7, 1987.
Decided June 2, 1987.
Thomas Tosdal, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.
Harold H. Brown, Roy G. Weatherup, Thomas N. Charchut, and Amor A. Esteban, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellants.
Before PREGERSON, NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
We affirm the judgment for the appellees in this ERISA action for the reasons stated in the well-written opinion of the distinguished District Court Judge A. Andrew Hauk. Burditt v. Western Growers Pension Plan, 636 F.Supp. 1491 (C.D.Cal. 1986). We award the appellees their attorney's fees as prevailing ERISA plan participants or beneficiaries. McConnell v. MEBA Medical & Benefits Plan, 759 F.2d 1401, 1406 (9th Cir.1985). Appellees shall file their bill of costs under 9th Cir.R. 14.
AFFIRMED.