Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

EASTERN DIVISION

Board of Trustees of

the Ohio Laborers Benefits,

Plaintiff, Case No. 2:25-cv-1381

V. Judge Michael H. Watson

Stevens & Sons Builders, LLC, Magistrate Judge Jolson

Defendant.

ORDER

The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) in

this case, recommending that the Court hold Steven & Sons Builders, LLC

(“Defendant”) and its designated representative in contempt. R&R, ECF No. 17.

Specifically, the R&R recommended that the Court: (1) issue a warrant for the

arrest of Defendant’s designated representative (and arrest the same until

compliance), if Defendant fails to comply with the Court's January 22, 2026,

Order within twenty-one days; and (2) hold Defendant liable for the Board of

Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits’ (‘Plaintiff’) expenses and attorney's fees

associated with its show-cause motion, ECF No. 13. /d. at PAGEID ## 70-71.

The R&R notified Defendant of its right to object to the recommendations

contained in the same and of the consequences of failing to do so. /d. at

PAGEID # 71. Defendant failed to object.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the recommendations in the R&R in full

without conducting a de novo review. Defendant and its designated

representative are hereby held in CIVIL CONTEMPT for failure to comply with

the Court’s Orders, ECF Nos. 8, 14.

Defendant is ORDERED to comply with the Court’s January 22, 2026,

Order, ECF No. 8, within TWENTY-ONE DAYS of the date of this Order.

Defendant is WARNED that if it fails to timely comply with the Court’s January 22,

2026, Order within twenty-one days, the Court may issue a warrant for the arrest

of Defendant’s designated representative, who can remain arrested until such

time as Defendant purges the contempt. See Singh v. Capital Univ. Law &

Graduate Cir., No. 00-3244, 2000 WL 1720616, at *2 (6th Cir. Nov. 7, 2000)

(‘[IIncarceration has long been established as an appropriate sanction for civil

contempt.” (collecting cases)).

Defendant is further ORDERED to reimburse Plaintiff for the expenses and

attorney’s fees incurred in connection with its show-cause motion, ECF No. 13, in

an amount to be established via separate Order.

Plaintiff is ORDERED, within TWENTY-ONE DAYS of the date of this

Order, to file a notice on the docket that identifies (1) Defendant’s designated

representative, and (2) the expenses and attorney’s fees incurred in connection

with its show-cause motion, ECF No. 13, supported by time sheets.

The Clerk shall TERMINATE ECF No. 17.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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gHREL H. LU JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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