Hawaii Masons' Pension Fund v. Taufatofua

Filing 47

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION re: 46 . Signed by CHIEF JUDGE J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT on 4/13/2017. (afc) Excerpt of order: "By this order, Plaintiffs are awarded attorneys ' fees and costs of $5,365.36. Pursuant to the Partial Default Judgment of $123,469.62, and this order awarding attorneys' fees and costs of $5,365.36, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter Final Judgment in favor of Plain tiffs and against Defendant Sione Taufatofua, in the total amount of $128,834.98."CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEParticipants registered to receive electronic notifications received this document electronically at the e-mail address listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF). Participants not registered to receive electronic notifications were served by first class mail on the date of this docket entry

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
HAWAII MASONS’ PENSION
FUND; by its Trustees, Anacleto
Alcantra, Carl Ito, Rodney Kaichi,
Mits Kaneshige, Donald Pang, John
Gervacio, Peter Iriarte, Nolan
Moriwaki, Melvin Silva, Jr., John
Vaielua;
HAWAII MASONS’ AND
PLASTERERS’ ANNUITY FUND,
by its Trustees, Anacleto Alcantra,
Carl Ito, Rodney Kaichi, Mits
Kaneshige, Donald Pang, John
Gervacio, Peter Iriarte, Nolan
Moriwaki, Melvin Silva, Jr., John
Vaielua;
HAWAII MASONS VACATION
AND HOLIDAY FUND, by its
Trustees, Carl Ito, Glen
Kaneshige, Darlean Kiyokane,
Vincent Nihipali, Sr., Ron Prescott,
John Gervacio, Peter Iriarte, Nolan
Moriwaki, Melvin Silva, Jr., John
Vaielua;
HAWAII MASONS TRAINING
FUND, by its Trustees,
Bert Beaman, Carl Ito, Glen
Kaneshige, Darlean Kiyokane,
Francis Pascual, John Gervacio,
Peter Iriarte, Nolan Moriwaki,
Melvin Silva, Jr., John Vaielua;
HAWAII MASONS HEALTH
AND WELFARE FUND,
by its Trustees, Herbert Inouye, Carl
Ito, Darlean Kiyokane, Vincent
Nihipali, Sr., Ryan Wada, John
Gervacio, Peter Iriarte, Nolan
Moriwaki, Melvin Silva, Jr., John

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Civ. No. 16-00087 JMS-KSC
ORDER ADOPTING
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATION

Vaielua;
INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED
CRAFTSMEN, LOCAL NO. 1 OF
HAWAII, AFL-CIO;
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS &
CEMENT MASONS
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA, LOCAL
NO. 630, AFL-CIO; and
MASONS AND PLASTERERS
FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION
UNION,

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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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SIONE TAUFATOFUA; JOHN
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DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10;
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DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE )
PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE
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GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 1- )
10, DOE TRUSTS 1-10,
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Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
Findings and Recommendation having been filed and served on all parties
on March 20, 2017, and no objections having been filed by any party,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, pursuant to Title 28,
United States Code, Section 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 74.2, the “FINDINGS
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AND RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT IN PART AND DENY IN PART
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
COSTS AND FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT
SIONE TAUFATOFUA,” ECF No. 46, are adopted as the opinion and order of
this Court.
On November 10, 2016 Partial Default Judgment was entered in favor of
Plaintiffs and against Defendant Sione Taufatofua, in the amount of $123,469.62.
ECF No. 34. By this order, Plaintiffs are awarded attorneys’ fees and costs of
$5,365.36. Pursuant to the Partial Default Judgment of $123,469.62, and this
order awarding attorneys’ fees and costs of $5,365.36, the Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to enter Final Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendant
Sione Taufatofua, in the total amount of $128,834.98.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, April 13, 2017.

/s/ J. Michael Seabright
J. Michael Seabright
Chief United States District Judge

Hawaii Masons’ Pension Fund, et al. v. Taufatofua, Civ. No. 16-00087 JMS-KSC, Order
Adopting Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendation

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