Carpenters Southwest Administrative Corporation v. Construction Technology Specialists, Inc.

I. Background

Plaintiffs Carpenters Southwest Administrative Corporation (“CSAC”) and Board of Trustees for the Carpenters Southwest Trusts (together, “Plaintiffs”), sued Defendant Construction Technology Specialists, Inc. and Does 1-10 for failure to pay fringe benefit contributions, file certain reports, and conduct an audit under the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185a and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1132, 1145. See generally Complaint, Docket No. 1. Plaintiffs sought damages for failure to pay the fringe benefit contributions, specific performance for the missing reports, and injunctive relief and specific performance to conduct an audit. See Complaint ¶ 1. Plaintiffs served Defendant on May 17, 2019. See Proof of Service, Docket No. 12. Defendant did not file an answer or challenge service and has not appeared in this case. See generally Docket; see also Amended Default by Clerk, Docket No. 14. On August 19, 2019, Plaintiffs dismissed their claim for specific performance of certain missing reports. See Notice of Dismissal, Docket No. 15. Plaintiffs now move for default…