Locals 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund et al v. Scheffler Northwest, Inc

Filing 11

ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 7 Motion to Compel Audit. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (PM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
LOCALS 302 AND 612 OF THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HEALTH
AND SECURITY FUND, et al.,

No. C17-1694-RSM

ORDER TO COMPEL AUDIT
Plaintiffs,
v.
SCHEFFLER NORTHWEST, INC., a
Nevada corporation,
Defendant.
THIS MATTER coming on duly and regularly for consideration upon Plaintiffs’
motion for entry of an Order requiring Defendant to make available to Plaintiff Trust
Funds’ representatives any and all payroll records, information, data, reports,
documents and other financial records requested by the Trust Funds’ auditors so that
they may conduct a thorough examination of Defendant’s books and records covering
the period October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016, the Plaintiffs being represented
by their attorney, Russell J. Reid of Reid, McCarthy, Ballew & Leahy, L.L.P., the
Defendant having, and the Court having reviewed the records and file herein, including
the Declaration of Adam Keck and the exhibits thereto, the Declaration of Russell J.

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Reid, and the exhibits thereto, in support of Plaintiffs’ motion, and being fully advised
in the premises, now, therefore, it is hereby,
ORDERED that Defendant, Scheffler Northwest, Inc. be and hereby is
DIRECTED BY THE COURT, within fifteen (15) days of the entry of this Order to:
A.

Make available to Plaintiff Trust Funds’ authorized representatives the
following documents:
1.
Monthly union contribution reports/remittance reports sent
to the Trust for the time period requested.
2.

State Unemployment Reports (SUTA)/UI Quarterly reports;

3.

Verification of monthly payments submitted to the union.

4.
Payroll reports: i.e., payroll registers, employee earning
reports,
employee time detail, payroll summaries, etc. by
month and include all
active employees, union and nonunion.
5.
Complete employee listing (from payroll system) of all
employees working during the time period October 1, 2015
through March 31, 2016.
DATED this 1 day of March 2018.

A

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Presented for entry by:

/s/Russell J. Reid
Russell J. Reid, WSBA #2560
of Reid, McCarthy, Ballew & Leahy, LLP
Attorney for Plaintiffs

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