# Opinion

> District Court, S.D. Ohio · June 4, 2026

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11364719

## Case

- **Full name:** Board of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. Stevens & Sons Builders, LLC
- **Court:** District Court, S.D. Ohio
- **Decided:** June 4, 2026
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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