Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund et al v. JWK Contracting, Inc.

Filing 12

DEFAULT JUDGMENT. Signed on 9/17/10 by District Judge Greg Kays. (Francis, Alexandra)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION CARPENTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY PENSION FUND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JWK CONTRACTING, INC. Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 09-822-CV-W-DGK

DEFAULT JUDGMENT Upon the motion of the Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund, Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Welfare Fund, and Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Apprenticeship and Training Fund, plaintiffs in the aboveentitled cause, for default judgment pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Doc. 5), and it appearing to the Court that: 1. 2. Plaintiffs filed their Complaint against Defendant on October 7, 2009; and Defendant was served through its registered agent, Craig A. VanMatre, by special

process server with a copy of the Summons and Complaint on October 14, 2009, at 1101 East Broadway, Suite 101, Columbia, MO 65201, and therefore the Court has jurisdiction over the Defendant; and 3. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this case under Section 301 of the

Labor Management Relations Act as amended, 29 U.S.C. §185, and Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §1132; and 4. Defendant has failed to answer the Complaint or otherwise defend against this

lawsuit; and on July 23, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Default Judgment by the Court pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Doc. 5);

5.

The Court entered a show-cause order (Doc. 10) on July 26, 2010, directing

defendant to show cause why default judgment should not be entered against it, but Defendant has still not answered, appeared or otherwise explained why default judgment should not be entered; It is therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that judgment by default is hereby entered against defendant, JWK Contracting, Inc., and in favor of plaintiffs, Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund, Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Welfare Fund, and Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Apprenticeship and Training Fund, and their respective Trustees for failure to answer or to plead, pursuant to Rule 55(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as follows: COUNT I 1. For the period January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2009, Defendant owes Plaintiff
FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND AND

Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund

22/100

($57,000.22) DOLLARS in unpaid fringe benefit contributions,
EIGHTY-EIGHT AND 92/100 ($7,988.92) DOLLARS HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT AND

SEVEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED

in liquidated damages, and ONE THOUSAND, ONE

48/100 ($1,178.48) DOLLARS for interest on the unpaid

contributions; ONE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR AND 71/100 ($1,474.71) DOLLARS for reasonable attorneys' fees; and
NINETEEN THOUSAND, NINETY AND

50/100 ($19,090.50)

DOLLARS for audit costs. This total is EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO AND 83/100 ($86,732.83) DOLLARS, plus costs. 2. Defendant is hereby ordered to permit an accounting of its business books, records,

ledgers and other papers and documents pertaining to the compensation paid to employees, hours worked by employees, monies withheld from employees for taxes paid on account of employees and any additional records or documents relevant to and of assistance in determining the total number of hours worked and/or paid to employees within the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreements and Trust Agreement for the period April 1, 2009, to date. 3. Plaintiff Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund shall recover from

Defendant a sum of money as unpaid fringe benefit contributions equal to the number of hours

found by the accounting to have been paid to employees covered by the agreements from April 1, 2009, to date multiplied by the the hourly amounts due under the agreements, and that the assessment of liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, audit costs, interest, court costs and judgment for same be reserved until a full and complete accounting of defendant's books and records has been completed and the specific amount owed by defendant can be ascertained. 4. Defendant shall perform the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and

Trust Agreements, present and future, relating to the reporting and payment of fringe benefits contributions to the Carpenters District Council of Kansas City Pension Fund on behalf of employees working under the collective bargaining agreements. 5. Defendant shall post cash deposits in advance of work and/or enter into an escrow

arrangement with plaintiff or post a corporate bond guaranteeing performance under the collective bargaining agreement and Trust Agreement. 6. Defendant shall maintain records with respect to each employee sufficient to

determine the fringe benefits due, or which may become due, to each employee as required by Section 209 of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1059. COUNT II 1. For the period January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2009, Defendant owes Plaintiff
SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND,

Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Welfare Fund
SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND

39/100 ($68,793.39) DOLLARS in unpaid fringe benefit 79/100 ($9,641.79) DOLLARS in 30/100 ($1,422.30) 98/100 65/100

contributions,

NINE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND

liquidated damages,

ONE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO AND

DOLLARS in interest on the unpaid contributions;

NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE AND TWELVE THOUSAND, NINETY AND

($933.98) DOLLARS for reasonable attorneys' fees; and ($12,090.65) DOLLARS in audit costs.

The total amount is

NINETY-TWO THOUSAND, EIGHT

HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO AND 11/100 ($92,882.11) DOLLARS, plus costs.

2.

Defendant is hereby ordered to permit an accounting of its business books, records,

ledgers and other papers and documents pertaining to the compensation paid to employees, hours

worked by employees, monies withheld from employees for taxes paid on account of employees and any additional records or documents relevant to and of assistance in determining the total number of hours worked and/or paid to employees within the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreements and Trust Agreement for the period April 1, 2009, to date. 3. Plaintiff Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Welfare Fund shall

recover from Defendant a sum of money as unpaid fringe benefit contributions equal to the number of hours found by the accounting to have been paid to employees covered by the agreements from April 1, 2009, to date times the hourly amounts due under the agreements, and the assessment of liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, audit costs, interest, court costs and judgment for same shall be reserved until a full and complete accounting of defendant's books and records has been completed and the total amount owed by Defendant can be ascertained. 4. Defendant shall perform the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and

Trust Agreements, present and future, relating to the reporting and payment of fringe benefits contributions to the Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Welfare Fund on behalf of employees working under the collective bargaining agreements. 5. Defendant shall post cash deposits in advance of work and/or enter into an escrow

arrangement with plaintiff or post a corporate bond guaranteeing performance under the collective bargaining agreement and Trust Agreement. 6. Defendant shall maintain records with respect to each employee sufficient to

determine the fringe benefits due, or which may become due, to such employees as required by Section 209 of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1059. COUNT III 1. For the period January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2009, Defendant owes Plaintiff

Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Apprenticeship and Training Fund THREE
THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND

03/100 ($3,800.03) DOLLARS in unpaid fringe benefit

contributions, FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO AND 60/100 ($532.60) DOLLARS in liquidated damages and SEVENTY-EIGHT AND 57/100 ($78.57) DOLLARS in interest on the unpaid contributions; FORTY-

NINE AND AND

15/100 ($49.15) DOLLARS in reasonable attorneys' fees; and

SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX

35/100 ($636.35) DOLLARS in audit costs, for a total of

FIVE THOUSAND, NINETY-SIX AND

70/100 ($5,096.70) DOLLARS; plus costs. 2. Defendant is hereby ordered to permit an accounting of its business books, records,

ledgers and other papers and documents pertaining to the compensation paid to employees, hours worked by employees, monies withheld from employees for taxes paid on account of employees and any additional records or documents relevant to and of assistance in determining the total number of hours worked and/or paid to employees within the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreements and Trust Agreement for the period April 1, 2009, to date. 3. Plaintiff Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Apprenticeship and

Training Fund shall recover from Defendant a sum of money as unpaid fringe benefit contributions equal to the number of hours found by the accounting to have been paid to employees covered by the agreements from April 1, 2009, to date times the hourly amounts due under the agreements, and the assessment of liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, audit costs, interest, court costs and judgment for same shall be reserved until a full and complete accounting of defendant's books and records has been completed and the total amount owed by Defendant can be ascertained. 4. Defendants shall perform the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and

Trust Agreements, present and future, relating to the reporting and payment of fringe benefits contributions to the Carpenters District Council of Kansas City and Vicinity Apprenticeship and Training Fund on behalf of employees working under the collective bargaining agreements. 5. Defendant shall post cash deposits in advance of work and/or enter into an escrow

arrangement with plaintiff or post a corporate bond guaranteeing performance under the collective bargaining agreement and Trust Agreement. 6. Defendant shall maintain records with respect to each employee sufficient to

determine the fringe benefits due or which may become due to such employees as required by Section 209 of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1059.

/s/ Greg Kays GREG KAYS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: September 17, 2010