California Northern District Court
Judge:Araceli Martinez-Olguin
Referred: Laurel Beeler
Case #: 4:25-cv-03015
Nature of Suit791 Labor - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Cause29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits
Case Filed:Apr 02, 2025
Last checked: Monday Sep 29, 2025 5:30 AM PDT
Defendant
James Breneman
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of the Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of the Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
U.A. Local No. 355
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
U.A. Local No. Health and Welfare Trust Fund
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info
Plaintiff
U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Represented By
Katherine McDonough
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
Jessica Natalie Melgar Alvarez
Kraw Law Group, Apc
contact info
George Martin Kraw
Kraw Law Group, A Professional Corporation
contact info


Docket last updated: 06/12/2026 11:59 PM PDT
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
7 7 service Summons Issued Wed 04/02 4:29 PM
Summons Issued as to James Breneman, JAMES BRENEMAN Doing Business as JB INFRASTRUCTURE. (msr, COURT STAFF)
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6 6 order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Wed 04/02 4:18 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 6/24/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/1/2025 01:30 PM in Oakland, - Videoconference Only. (msr, COURT STAFF)
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5 5 misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Wed 04/02 2:01 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund, U.A. Local No. 355, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, Board of Trustees of the Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund, U.A. Local No. Health and Welfare Trust Fund, U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund.. (Melgar Alvarez, Jessica)
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4 4 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Wed 04/02 11:41 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 4/16/2025. (as, COURT STAFF)
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3 3 misc Proposed Summons Wed 04/02 11:02 AM
Proposed Summons. (Melgar Alvarez, Jessica)
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2 2 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Wed 04/02 11:01 AM
Certificate of Interested Entities by U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund, U.A. Local No. 355, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, Board of Trustees of the Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund, U.A. Local No. Health and Welfare Trust Fund, U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund (Melgar Alvarez, Jessica)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Wed 04/02 10:57 AM
COMPLAINT against James Breneman, JAMES BRENEMAN Doing Business as JB INFRASTRUCTURE ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20522476.). Filed by U.A. Local No. Health and Welfare Trust Fund, Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund, U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Pension Plan, U.A. Local No. 355 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, U.A. Local No. 355, Northern California and Northern Nevada Landscape and Underground Utility Journeyman and Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, U.A. Local No. 355 Hiring Hall Administration Trust Fund, Board of Trustees of the Landscape Contractors Council Contract Administration Fund.(Melgar Alvarez, Jessica)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet