Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund et al v. JWK Contracting, Inc.

Filing 14

JUDGMENT in favor of Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund, Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund, George G. Hornung, Kevin Fahey against JWK Contracting, Inc. Signed on 4/6/10 by District Judge Gary A. Fenner. (Mitchell, Lisa)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LABORERS PENSION FUND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JWK CONTRACTING, INC. Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 09-906-CV-W-GAF

DEFAULT JUDGMENT
Upon the motion of the Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund and Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund, plaintiffs in the above-entitled cause for default judgment pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and it appearing to the Court that: 1. herein; and 2. The defendant was served through its Registered Agent, Craig A. Van Matre, by Plaintiffs herein on October 30, 2009, filed their Complaint against the defendant

Special Process Server with a copy of the Summons and Complaint on November 16, 2009, at 1101 East Broadway, Suite 101, Columbia, MO 65201, and therefore the Court has jurisdiction over said defendant; and 3. This action arises and subject matter jurisdiction is properly based on 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 therefore the Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the within cause; and 4. Defendant has failed to answer or otherwise defend as to plaintiffs' Complaint, or

serve a copy of any answer or other defense upon plaintiffs' attorneys of record or upon plaintiffs; and the plaintiffs have heretofore filed in the within cause on February 22, 2010, the following pleadings and caused the same to be mailed by certified mail to: Craig A. Van Matre, Registered Agent, 1101 East Broadway, Suite 101, Columbia, MO 65201: a. Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment by the Court (Pursuant to

Rule 55(b)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure); b. c. Suggestions in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment by the Court; and Plaintiffs' Affidavit of Failure to Plead or Otherwise Defend in Support of Application for Entry for Default as Required by Rule 55(a) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

5.

The Court entered a show-cause order on the 16th day of March, 2010, directing

defendant to show cause why default judgment should not be entered against it and caused said Order to be mailed by certified mail to: Craig A. Van Matre, Registered Agent. Nevertheless, no proceedings have been made by defendant since the institution of this action or the aforementioned Order of the Court to show cause 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, Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund and Construction Industry Laborers Welfare 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. That the plaintiff, Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund, have and recover of

and from the defendant for the period January 1, 2006 through October 31, 2008 the amount of
TWELVE THOUSAND, THIRTY-EIGHT AND

00/100 ($12,038.00) DOLLARS in unpaid fringe benefit 60/100 ($2,407.60) DOLLARS as and for

contributions,

TWO THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN AND SIXTY-FIVE AND

liquidated damages and unpaid contributions;

46/100 ($65.46) DOLLARS representing interest on the 76/100 ($1,098.76) DOLLARS representing 87/100 ($866.87) DOLLARS representing 69/100 ($16,476.69)

ONE THOUSAND, NINETY-EIGHT AND

reasonable attorneys' fees; audit costs, for a total of

EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AND

SIXTEEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX AND

DOLLARS; and their costs herein incurred and expended and that execution issue therefore. 2. Defendant is hereby ordered to permit an accounting of defendant's 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 November 1, 2008, to date. 3. That the plaintiff, Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund, have and recover of

and from the defendant a sum of money as unpaid fringe benefit contributions equal to the number of hours found by said accounting to have been paid to employees covered by said agreements from November 1, 2008, to date times the hourly amounts due under said 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 total amounts due and owing by defendant to plaintiff for said period can be ascertained. 4. That the defendant specifically 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 Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund on behalf of employees working under the collective bargaining agreements. 5. That defendant put up 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. That defendant 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 II 1. That the plaintiff, Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund, have and recover of

and from the defendant, for the period January 1, 2006 through October 31, 2008, the amount of
FOURTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX AND

09/100 ($14,596.09) DOLLARS in unpaid fringe 22/100 ($2,919.22) DOLLARS as

benefit contributions,

TWO THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED NINETEEN AND

and for liquidated damages and on the unpaid contributions;

SEVENTY-NINE AND

37/100 ($79.37) DOLLARS representing interest 76/100 ($1,098.76) DOLLARS 88/100 ($866.88) DOLLARS 32/100

ONE THOUSAND, NINETY-EIGHT AND

representing reasonable attorneys' fees; representing audit costs, for a total of

EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AND

NINETEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY AND

($19,560.32) DOLLARS; and their costs herein incurred and expended and that execution issue therefore. 2. Defendant is hereby ordered to permit an accounting of defendant's 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 November 1, 2008, to date. 3. That the plaintiff, Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund, have and recover of

and from the defendant a sum of money as unpaid fringe benefit contributions equal to the number of hours found by said accounting to have been paid to employees covered by said agreements from November 1, 2008, to date times the hourly amounts due under said 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 total amounts due and owing by defendant to plaintiff for said period can be ascertained. 4. That the defendant specifically 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 Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund on behalf of employees working under the collective bargaining agreements. 5. That defendant put up 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.

That defendant 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. III. 1. That the plaintiffs, Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund

and Construction Industry Laborers Welfare Fund, have and recover of and from defendant JWK Contracting, Inc. the amount of
FIFTY-THREE AND ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED

60/100 ($1,853.60) DOLLARS as and for liquidated damages and

interest on the late payment of employee benefit plan contributions for the months of MARCH, APRIL, MAY
AND

JULY 2008; reasonable attorney's fees and

costs in the amount of THREE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($300.00) DOLLARS; for a total of
TWO THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE AND

60/100 ($2,153.60) DOLLARS.; and

their costs herein incurred and expended and that execution issue therefore.

s/ Gary A. Fenner Gary A. Fenner, Judge United States District Court

DATED: April 6, 2010