Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Health and Welfare Trust v. Tropicana Las Vegas Inc. ( 2024 )

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Case No.: 2:23-cv-01223-JAD-DJA Health and Welfare Trust; Board of Trustees 4 of the Electrical Workers Pension Trust; and Board of Trustees of the Las Vegas Electrical 5 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund, 6 Order Granting Motion for Plaintiffs Default Judgment and Closing Case 7 v. 8 Tropicana Las Vegas, Inc. dba Tropicana Las 9 Vegas, a Domestic Corporation, 10 Defendant 11 The plaintiff trusts brought this Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 12 (ERISA) action against the now-shuttered Tropicana Las Vegas, Inc. dba Tropicana Las Vegas 13 for unpaid employee-benefit contributions, interest, liquidated damages, audit fees, and attorney 14 fees. The clerk entered default against the defendant,1 and the trusts moved for a default 15 judgment.2 For the reasons stated on the record during the June 10, 2024, hearing on the motion 16 for default judgment, and because the trusts have satisfied the seven-factor analysis laid out by 17 the Ninth Circuit in Eitel v. McCool,3 I grant the motion [ECF No. 10] and award judgment 18 in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant in the amount of $1,404,722.92, 19 representing delinquent employee benefit contributions, liquidated damages, interest, 20 administrative fees, attorneys’ fees, and costs. 21 22 1 ECF No. 8. 23 2 ECF No. 10. 3 Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470 (9th Cir. 1986). 1 The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER FINAL JUDGMENT accordingly and 2|| CLOSE THIS CASE. : USS. District Jul ge J enki} A. Dorsey 4 July 24, 2024 5 6 7 8 9 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23