John Baleja v. Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. Salaried Pension Plan

Case 5:17-cv-00235-JGB-SP Document 247 Filed 10/13/22 Page 1 of 25 Page ID #:10379

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – EASTERN DIVISION 10 11 JOHN BALEJA, Case No. EDCV 17-235 JGB (SPx) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE AND FINDINGS OF FACT AND 15 MISSIONS SYSTEMS CORP. SALARIED CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 16 PENSION PLAN, et al. 17 Defendants. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 5:17-cv-00235-JGB-SP Document 247 Filed 10/13/22 Page 2 of 25 Page ID #:10380

1 Plaintiff John Baleja brought this action on behalf of a class under the 2 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) against Defendants 3 Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. Salaried Pension Plan, 4 Northrop Grumman Benefit Plans Administrative Committee, and Northrop 5 Grumman Corporation (collectively, Defendants). Defendants are successors to 6 ESL, Inc. (“ESL”) and Plaintiffs are former ESL employees. Mr. Baleja alleges 7 two causes of action under ERISA: first, that…