Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America v. W.P. Rowland Constructors Corporation et al

Filing 117

PARTIAL JUDGMENT, Plaintiff Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America shall recover judgment on Count I and Count II of its Amended Complaint, in the amounts set forth below, against the following defendants: (1) W.P. Rowland Constructors Corp ., (2) W.P. Rowland Properties Corp., (3) RCCG Management, Inc., (4) Rowland Companies-Western, Inc., (5) Rowland Companies Southwest, Inc., (6) Rowland Companies Central, Inc., (7) Rowland Constructors Group, Inc., (8) Rowland Companies Construction Group, Inc., (9) Rowland Texas, G.P., (10) Rowland Texas L.P., (11) Rowland Companies Southeast, Inc., (12) W.P. Rowland Enterprises, L.P., (13) 8324 E. Hartford Drive, LLC, (14) William P. Rowland, (15) Linda L. Rowland, (16} James B. Rowland, (17) Kimberly A. Rowland, (18) William P. Rowland and Linda L. Rowland, Trustees of the WLR Trust I, (19) James B. Rowland and Kimberly A. Rowland, Trustees of the BKR Trust I dated September 1, 2005; Plaintiff Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of Am erica shall have judgment against the defendants 1-19, and each of them, jointly and severally, on Count I of the Amended Complaint in the principal sum of $626,411.34, plus pre-judgment interest at the rate of 10% per annum from 8/16/12 th rough the date of entry of this Judgment; Plaintiff Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America shall have judgment against the defendants 1-19, and each of them, jointly and severally, on Count II of the Amended Complaint, and the defendants 1- 19 shall provide Plaintiff with collateral in the principal sum of $1,303,088.00, plus pre-judgment interest at the rate of 10% per annum from 2/10/12 through the date of entry of this Judgment; collateral may not be disbursed until indemni fiable claims are determined; the remainder of the collateral, if any, must be returned to defendants once all claims are satisfied; post-judgment interest on the principal amounts set forth above shall accrue at the rate established by 28 U.S.C.
67; 1961 from the date this Judgment is entered until paid; pursuant to Rule 54(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court determines there is no just reason for delay and hereby directs that this partial judgment be entered forthwith. Signed by Senior Judge Frederick J Martone on 7/8/13. (REW)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of
America,

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No. CV-12-00390-PHX-FJM
PARTIAL JUDGMENT

Plaintiff,

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vs.

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W.P. Rowland Constructors Corp., et al.

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Defendants.

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This court granted Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Count I
(doc. 80), and Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Count II (doc. 81),
and denied Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration (doc. 110). Plaintiff now requests
entry of judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., on Counts I and II (doc. 114).
Defendants object to the proposed form of partial judgment, arguing that the proposed
form incorrectly states the amount of prejudgment interest allowed under Arizona law.

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In diversity actions, state law determines the rate of prejudgment interest while
federal law governs post-judgment interest.

American Tel. & Tel. Co. v. United

Computer Sys., Inc., 98 F.3d 1206, 1209 (9th Cir. 1996). A.R.S. § 44-1201(A) provides
that “[i]nterest on any loan, indebtedness or other obligation shall be at the rate of ten

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per cent per annum.” This action involves the collection on “indebtedness or other

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obligation.” Therefore, pursuant to § 44-1201(A), 10% is the appropriate interest rate

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on this debt before judgment is entered. In contrast, § 44-1201(B) expressly applies to

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“interest on any judgment.”

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provides the appropriate rate for post-judgment interest in a state action. But because

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federal law governs post-judgment interest in this diversity action, 28 U.S.C. § 1961

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dictates the rate of post-judgment interest. Section 44-1201(B) does not apply in this

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case.

Id. (emphasis added).

Accordingly, subsection (B)

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Therefore, IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED Plaintiff Travelers Casualty

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and Surety Company of America shall recover judgment on Count I and Count II of its

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Amended Complaint, in the amounts set forth below, against the following defendants:

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W.P. Rowland Constructors Corp.

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W.P. Rowland Properties Corp.

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RCCG Management, Inc.

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Rowland Companies-Western, Inc.

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Rowland Companies Southwest, Inc.

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Rowland Companies Central, Inc.

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Rowland Constructors Group, Inc.

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Rowland Companies Construction Group, Inc.

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Rowland Texas, G.P.

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Rowland Texas L.P.

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Rowland Companies Southeast, Inc.

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W.P. Rowland Enterprises, L.P.

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8324 E. Hartford Drive, LLC

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William P. Rowland

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Linda L. Rowland

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James B. Rowland

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Kimberly A. Rowland

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William P. Rowland and Linda L. Rowland, Trustees of the WLR Trust
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James B. Rowland and Kimberly A. Rowland, Trustees of the BKR
Trust I dated September 1, 2005

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Travelers Casualty and Surety

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Company of America shall have judgment against the defendants 1-19 listed above, and

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each of them, jointly and severally, on Count I of the Amended Complaint in the

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principal sum of $626,411.34, plus pre-judgment interest thereon at the rate of ten

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percent (10%) per annum from August 16, 2012 through the date of entry of this

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Judgment.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Travelers Casualty and Surety

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Company of America shall have judgment against the defendants 1-19 listed above, and

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each of them, jointly and severally, on Count II of the Amended Complaint, and the

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defendants 1-19 listed above shall provide Plaintiff with collateral in the principal sum

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of $1,303,088.00, plus pre-judgment interest thereon at the rate of ten percent (10%) per

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annum from February 10, 2012 through the date of entry of this Judgment. Collateral

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may not be disbursed until indemnifiable claims are determined. The remainder of the

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collateral, if any, must be returned to defendants once all claims are satisfied.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that post-judgment interest on the principal

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amounts set forth above shall accrue at the rate established by 28 U.S.C. § 1961 from

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the date this Judgment is entered until paid.

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Pursuant to Rule 54(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court determines

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there is no just reason for delay of judgment as to less than all of the issues and all of the

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parties in this action, and hereby directs that this partial judgment be entered forthwith.

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Dated this 8th day of July, 2013.

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