Stockwell v. Hamilton

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT JOHN M. HAMILTON’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

LINDA V. PARKER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

On May 5, 2015, Plaintiffs Douglas Stockwell and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 (“Union”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) initiated this action against Defendants John Hamilton and William Rough.1 Stockwell is a Trustee and participant in the ERISA-regulat-ed Union Pension Fund (“Pension Fund”). He also is the Union’s Business Manager and Chief Financial…