Northwest Administrators, Inc. v. B v. & B.R., Inc., a California Corporation, Also Known as Bv and Br, Inc., and Doing Business as Mid-Valley Ice Company, Also Known as Mid Valley Ice, Northwest Administrators, Inc. v. B v. & B.R., Inc., a California Corporation

813 F.2d 223 124 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3081 NORTHWEST ADMINISTRATORS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.V. & B.R., INC., a California corporation, also known as BV and BR, Inc., and doing business as Mid-Valley Ice Company, also known as Mid Valley Ice, Defendant-Appellee. NORTHWEST ADMINISTRATORS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. B.V. & B.R., INC., a California corporation, et al., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 85-2667, 85-2731. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1986. Decided March 20, 1987. Michael J. Carroll, Jeffrey Allen, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Robert L. Rediger, Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before WALLACE, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Northwest Administrators, Inc. (Northwest) brought suit against B.V. & B.R., Inc., d/b/a/ Mid-Valley Ice Company (Mid-Valley) to force Mid-Valley to make pension fund contributions for seasonal employees. The district court, which had jurisdiction pursuant to section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1132 ,…