JOHN A. ROSS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment filed with the Court on February 8, 2016 (Doc. 18). Defendant Steel Rebar Manufacturing, LLC ("Steel Rebar") has notified the Court that it chose not to oppose the motion (Doc. 20). For the following reasons, the Court will grant the unopposed motion.
Plaintiffs filed this action on May 15, 2015, pursuant Sections 502 and 515 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1002, 1132, and 1145 ("ERISA"). In their complaint, Plaintiffs alleged that Steel Rebar failed to file reports evidencing hours worked and failed to make the required contributions and dues remissions under the parties' collective bargaining agreement since September 2014 (Doc. 1). Steel Rebar filed an Answer (Doc. 12). Plaintiffs now move for summary judgment, seeking $102,979.17 in unpaid contributions, $10,297.93 in liquidated damages, $12,403.50 in interest, and $3,373.28 in attorneys' fees and costs (Doc. 18). In support of their motion, Plaintiffs have submitted an affidavit of Michael Evans, counsel for Plaintiffs; an affidavit of Joyce Larson, Plan Manager for the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Funds
As a result of Steel Rebar's failure to respond to Plaintiffs' summary judgment motion, it has not met the requirements of E.D. Mo. L.R. 7-4.01(E),
The Court may grant a motion for summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a);
The following facts are undisputed. Steel Rebar is bound by a collective bargaining agreement with Iron Workers Local No. 396. The agreement requires Steel Rebar to submit contributions to the Funds and entitles the Funds to conduct an audit of an employer's records to determine if the required contributions have been made (Docs. 18.5; 18.6 at 17-20; 18.7). The agreement also requires employers to pay ten percent liquidated damages on delinquent contributions to the Funds, and requires delinquent employers to pay interest, attorneys' fees, and costs should the Funds file suit to recoup delinquent contributions (Doc. 18.6 at 25). An audit for the period of February 26, 2014, through September 30, 2015, revealed that Steel Rebar owes the Funds $102,979.17 in unpaid contributions, $10,297.93 in liquidated damages, and $12,403.50 in interest (Docs. 18.8-18.9). Plaintiffs have incurred attorneys' fees and other costs in this action totaling $3,373.28 (Docs. 18.4, 18.8). The total amount owed by Steel Rebar for the period of February 26, 2014, through September 30, 2015 is $129,053.88. Upon review of Plaintiffs' motion, the Court finds that Plaintiffs are entitled to judgment as a matter of law, and that their requested amounts are reasonable and properly supported by the record. Accordingly,