U.A. Local No. 343 Pension Plan v. G.A.R. Plumbing Partners, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 U.A. LOCAL NO. 343 PENSION No. 2:19-cv-01381-JAM-DB PLAN, et al., 10 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
G.A.R. PLUMBING PARTNERS,
INC., Defendant. 15 On July 22, 2019, U.A. Local No. 343 Pension Plan, U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, Plumbers and Steamfitters Managed Health Care Plan, (collectively the “Benefit Funds”), the Board of Trustees of the Benefit Funds, and U.A. Local No. 343 ( “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against G.A.R. Plumbing Partners, Inc. (“Defendant” or “G.A.R.”), seeking to collect contributions owed by G.A.R. under a collective bargaining agreement. Compl., ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs assert two claims against G.A.R.: (1) failure to make required contributions in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., and (2) breach of a 27 …