ALLWEIN et al v. PPG INDUSTRIES et al

Filing 26

OPINION/ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY BINDING ARBITRATION, ECF NO. 19, IS DENIED; DEFENDANT IUPAT DISTRICT COUNCIL 21'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, ECF NO. 21, IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. THIS CASE IS STAYED PENDING ARBITRATION. THE PARTIES ARE TO NOTIFY THIS COURT NO LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE ARBITRATION HAS CONCLUDED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR ON 9/28/17. 9/28/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED. (ky, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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CHRIS ALLWEIN et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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PPG INDUSTRIES;
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND :
ALLIED TRADES, AFL-CIO, DISTRICT
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COUNCIL 21;
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INTERNATIONAL PAINTERS AND ALLIED
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TRADES INDUSTRY PENSION PLAN; and
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
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INTERNATIONAL PAINTERS AND ALLIED
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TRADES INDUSTRY PENSION PLAN,
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Defendants.
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No. 5:16-cv-02049

ORDER
AND NOW, this 28th day of September, 2017, upon consideration of Plaintiffs’ Motion
to Stay Binding Arbitration, ECF No. 19, and Defendant IUPAT District Council 21’s Motion
for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 21, it is ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Stay Binding Arbitration, ECF No. 19, is DENIED;
2. Defendant IUPAT District Council 21’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 21, is
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows:
a. Defendant IUPAT District Council 21’s Motion for Summary Judgment is
DENIED;
b. Defendant IUPAT District Council 21’s request, in the alternative, to stay this
action pending arbitration is GRANTED;
3. This case is STAYED pending arbitration;
4. The parties are to notify this Court no later than twenty days after the arbitration has
concluded.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.__________
JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR.
United States District Judge
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