Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan v. Antonio Augusto Arce

I. INTRODUCTION

On February 2, 2022, the Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan, Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Defined Contribution Trust Fund, Trustees of the Southern California I]BEW-NECA Health Trust Fund, Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trust Fund, Trustees of the Los Angeles Educational and Training Trust Fund, Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund, Trustees of the Southern California IBEW- NECA Labor-Management Cooperation Committee, Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund, Los Angeles Electrical Workers Credit Union, Contract Compliance Fund, Administrative Maintenance Fund, and Southern California IBEW-NECA Administrative Corporation (collectively, “plaintiffs”) filed suit in this district against defendant Antonito Augusto Arce, an individual doing business as ARC Electrical Systems. Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiffs assert claims for (1) breach of written collective bargaining agreements and related trust agreements: and (2) violation of Section 515 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29…