19 Employee Benefits Cas. 2519, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 355, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 563, Pens. Plan Guide P 23916b Bay Area Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corporation of California, Inc., a California Corporation Ferreira Farms, Inc., a California Corporation Stephen J. Barnes, and Robert J. Ferreira

73 F.3d 971 19 Employee Benefits Cas. 2519 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 355, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 563 , Pens. Plan Guide P 23916B BAY AREA LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FERBAR CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California Corporation; Ferreira Farms, Inc., a California corporation; Stephen J. Barnes, and Robert J. Ferreira, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15976. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 16, 1995. Decided Jan. 17, 1996. Geoffrey V. White, Law Office of Geoffrey V. White, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellant. William F. Terheyden, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: NORRIS, BEEZER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This case arises from an action filed on February 9, 1993, by the Bay Area Laundry and Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund against Ferbar Corp. and Stephen J. Barnes ("Ferbar") to collect withdrawal liability under 29 U.S.C. Secs. 1381-1461 , the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of the Employee…