Boards of Trustees of Ohio Laborers' Fringe Benefit Programs v. RMH Concrete & Foundations, Inc.

Filing 10

OPINION and ORDER adopting 9 the Report and Recommendation; granting 8 Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment. Signed by Judge Michael H. Watson on 1/9/17. (jk)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

Boards of Trustees of the Ohio

Laborers' Fringe Benefit Programs,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 2:16-cv-721

V.

Judge Michael H. Watson
Magistrate Judge Kemp

RMH Concrete & Foundations, Inc.,
Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

This Is an action for interest on unpaid fringe benefit contributions to

employee benefits plans pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. Plaintiffs
assert claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Program, 29

U.S.C. § 1132 ("ERISA"), and the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §
185 ("LMRA"). The Clerk entered Defendant RMH Concrete & Foundations,

inc.'s ("Defendant") default pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a) on
September 22, 2016. ECF No. 5. On December 7,2016, the United States

Magistrate Judge recommended that the Plaintiffs' motion for default judgment,
ECF No. 8, be granted. Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 9 ("R&R"). The

parties were specifically advised of their right to object to the R&R and of the
consequences of their failure to do so. Id. at 5-6. The deadline has passed, and
there has nevertheless been no objection to the R&R.
The R&R, ECF No. 9, is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter FINAL JUDGMENT In favor of Plaintiffs

and against Defendant in the amount of $77,075.66 in unpaid contributions,
liquidated damages, and interest, court costs in the amount of $400.00, and
reasonable attorneys' fees in the amount of $2,730.00.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

riCHAEL H. WATSON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Case No. 2:16-cv-721

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