Board of Trustees for the Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California v. Empire Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE Case No. 21-cv-04403-JSC
LABORERS HEALTH & WELFARE
TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al., ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SERVICE OF PROCESS Plaintiffs, Re: Dkt. No. 13 v.
EMPIRE ENGINEERING &
CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant. 13 In this civil action, Plaintiffs, several employee benefit plans and their trustees, allege that Defendant Empire Engineering and Construction, Inc. failed to pay contributions to the trust funds as required by the parties’ bargaining agreements. Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment requesting unpaid contributions, liquidated damages, interest, and attorneys’ fees and costs is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 13.) Because the Court has concerns regarding the adequacy of service, Plaintiffs are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as follows. DISCUSSION “A federal court does not have jurisdiction over a defendant unless the…