Thelin v. Mitchell

1 Citing case

  1. Idaho Plumbers Pipefitters v. Un. Mechanical

    875 F.2d 212 (9th Cir. 1989)   Cited 166 times
    Holding provision that awards "fees incurred in the collection process" "does not apply" when the employer "owed nothing"

    See, e.g., Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. A-C Co., 859 F.2d at 1342; Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Gerber Truck Serv., Inc., 854 F.2d 1074, 1080 (7th Cir. 1988), vacated on other grounds, 864 F.2d 561 (7th Cir. 1989), rehearing en banc, 870 F.2d 1148 (7th Cir. 1989); Vernau v. Bowen Enter., Inc., 648 F. Supp. 721, 724-25 (W.D.Pa. 1986); LaJiness v. Reactor Controls, Inc., 642 F. Supp. 27, 32 (E.D.Mich. 1985); Thelin v. Mitchell, 576 F. Supp. 1404, 1408-09 (N.D.Ill. 1983). Here, UMC paid the contributions before suit was filed.