Burditt v. Western Growers Pension Plan

Full title: NORMAN BURDITT, MATTHEW HAWORTH, GEORGE BETANCOURT, BILLY JOE BRANNAN…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jun 2, 1987

818 F.2d 698 (9th Cir. 1987)

Opinion

No. 86-6170.

Argued and Submitted May 7, 1987.

Decided June 2, 1987.

Thomas Tosdal, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Harold H. Brown, Roy G. Weatherup, Thomas N. Charchut, and Amor A. Esteban, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; A. Andrew Hauk, District Judge, Presiding.

Before PREGERSON, NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

We affirm the judgment for the appellees in this ERISA action for the reasons stated in the well-written opinion of the distinguished District Court Judge A. Andrew Hauk. Burditt v. Western Growers Pension Plan, 636 F. Supp. 1491 (C.D.Cal. 1986). We award the appellees their attorney's fees as prevailing ERISA plan participants or beneficiaries. McConnell v. MEBA Medical Benefits Plan, 759 F.2d 1401, 1406 (9th Cir. 1985). Appellees shall file their bill of costs under 9th Cir.R. 14.

AFFIRMED.