TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION FUND, ET AL, v. Daniel et al
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MOTION by Plaintiff TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION FUND, ET AL, for judgment In Sum Certain (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Affidavit of Richard J. Wolf, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Piechocinski, Grant)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND
DECORATORS PENSION, WELFARE, SAVINGS,
APPRENTICESHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, AND
COOPERATION FUNDS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DANIEL RASKEY, individually, and DANIEL
FIORITO, individually,
Defendants.
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No. 16 CV 9969
Judge Shah
Magistrate Judge Valdez
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT IN SUM CERTAIN
Plaintiffs, by and through their attorneys, Grant R. Piechocinski, and ARNOLD AND
KADJAN, LLP, hereby present their motion for judgment in sum certain. In support of their
motion, Plaintiffs state as follows:
1. Plaintiffs filed this complaint on October 24, 2016 alleging that Daniel Raskey and Daniel
Fiorito, who are the corporate officers of Daniel Decorating, Inc., are individually liable for
amounts owed on the Daniel Decorating Audit because of their failure to maintain an
adequate fringe benefit bond to cover all of Daniel Decorating’s Employees.
2. Daniel Fiorito is the corporate president of Daniel Decorating, Inc., and Daniel Raskey is
the corporate secretary of Daniel Decorating, Inc.
3. Defendant, Daniel Raskey (“Raskey”) was served with the summons and complaint on
November 7, 2016.
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4. The Court gave Raskey until November 28, 2016 to answer or otherwise plead.
5. Defendant, Daniel Fiorito (“Fiorito”) was served with the summons and complaint on
November 21, 2016.
6. The Court gave Fiorito until December 12, 2016 to answer or otherwise plead.
7. Defendants Raskey and Fiorito have not answered or otherwise plead within the time
allowed. Accordingly, Raskey and Fiorito are in default.
8. By being in default, all allegations in the complaint are deemed admitted including that
Raskey and Fiorito failed to maintain an adequate bond to satisfy Article XV Section
1(b)(1) of the CBA.
9. According the affidavit of Richard J. Wolf, the following is owed to the Plaintiffs on the
audit: $726,103.12 in contributions, $108,915.46 in liquidated damages, and $1,900.00 in
audit costs for a total of $836,918.58. (Wolf Affidavit Ex. A).
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request that this Court enter judgment jointly and severally against
Defendants Daniel Raskey and Daniel Fiorito for the amount of $836,918.58. (See proposed Order
attached as Exhibit B).
Respectfully Submitted,
Trustees of the Chicago Painters, et al.
By:____/s/Grant R. Piechocinski_________
Donald D. Schwartz
James R. Anderson
Grant R. Piechocinski
ARNOLD AND KADJAN, LLP
203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 236-0415
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