Lads Trucking Company v. Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund v. Lads Trucking Co.

777 F.2d 1371 54 USLW 2444 , 6 Employee Benefits Ca 2816 LADS TRUCKING COMPANY, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND, Defendant/Appellee. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LADS TRUCKING CO., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 84-6617, 84-6618. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 9, 1985. Decided Dec. 5, 1985. Marvin Gelfand, Gelfand & Rivers, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant. Kevin M. Fong, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant/appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before DUNIWAY, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 Lads Trucking ("Lads") appeals the district court's award of attorneys' fees to appellee Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund ("Trust") and the denial of Lads' petition for attorneys' fees. We affirm. FACTS 2 These appeals arise from two related proceedings concerning Lads' failure to pay Trust the amounts due as employer withdrawal liability under the…