Bulk Transport Corp v. Teamsters Union No 142 Pension Fund et al

Filing 56

OPINION AND ORDER: Plaintiff Bulk Transport Corp. is ordered to submit briefing by 5/22/2024. Defendants shall submit a response 14 days after Plaintiff's briefing. Plaintiffs may file an optional reply 7 days after Plaintiff's response as outlined in this order. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 5/7/2024. (mrm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
HAMMOND DIVISION
BULK TRANSPORT CORP,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
TEAMSTERS UNION NO. 142 PENSION
FUND and TRUSTEES OF THE
TEAMSTERS UNION NO. 142
PENSION FUND,
Defendants.

No. 2:21-CV-399-PPS/JPK

OPINION AND ORDER
On April 30, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its mandate
reversing and remanding my prior decision [DE 38] in this case. [DE 55.] Prior to my
directing Defendants to repay the withdrawal liability collected from Plaintiff Bulk
Transport Corp., consistent with the Seventh Circuit’s opinion [DE 55], Plaintiff and
Defendants are ordered to submit briefing concerning each party’s calculation of the
total amount of returnable withdrawal liability Defendants owe Plaintiff.
ACCORDINGLY:
Plaintiff Bulk Transport Corp. is ordered to submit briefing on this issue by May
22, 2024. Defendants shall submit a response 14 days after Plaintiff’s briefing. Plaintiffs
may file an optional reply 7 days after Plaintiff’s response.
SO ORDERED.
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ENTERED: May 7, 2024
/s/ Philip P. Simon
PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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