Joseph J. Upchurch v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan; Northern California Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Trust Fund
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH J. UPCHURCH, No. 2:25-cv-1918 DC AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
INDUSTRY PENSION PLAN; and
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GLAZIERS,
ARCHITECTURAL METAL AND
GLASSWORKERS PENSION TRUST
FUND, Defendants. 19 Plaintiff paid the filing fee and is proceeding in this matter pro se; pre-trial proceedings are accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Defendants filed separate motions to dismiss this case. ECF No. 15 (motion of defendant Northern California Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Trust Fund (“Glaziers”)); 18 (motion of defendant International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan (“IUPAT”)). Plaintiff opposed the motions (ECF No. 23), and defendants submitted replies (ECF Nos. 24, 26). All parties appeared for oral argument on December 17, 2025. ECF No. 29. For the reasons…