Opinion
21-cv-07893-EMC
05-24-2024
OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PRECISION DRILLING, INC., Defendants.
ORDER RE STATUS REPORT
EDWARD M. CHEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs are various Operating Engineers Trust Funds. They have filed suit against Precision Drilling, Inc. (“PDI”) for violations of, inter alia, ERISA - specifically, on the basis that the company failed to permit audit of its records and make required contributions. PDI's default was entered in May 2022. See Docket No. 22 (notice). Subsequently, Plaintiffs filed a motion for default judgment which is currently set for hearing on June 24, 2024. In early May 2024, PDI made an appearance in the case by filing an answer. It did not at that time move to set aside the default.
Given the situation as described above, the Court orders the parties to meet and confer and see if they can reach agreement as to how this case should proceed. Given PDI has appeared, the Court is reluctant to enter default judgment. The parties shall file a joint status report within one week of the date of this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.