BCJJ, LLC v. LeFevre et al

Filing 147

ORDER adopting 130 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re Motion to Require Plaintiff to post a bond (Dkt. 51) and re 84 MOTION to supplement Emergency Supplement to Motion to Discharge LIs Pendens or, in the alternative, motion to require Plaintiff to post a bond and incorporated memorandum of law filed by Bayonne, LLC, and sustaining Objection (Dkt. 135) in part. See order for details. Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich on 4/9/2010. (JM)

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UNITED MIDDLE STATES DISTRICT OF COURT DISTRICT FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION BCIJ, LLC, etc., Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 8:09-CV-551-T-17EAJ T H O M A S J. al., LEFEVRE, et Defendants. ORDER This cause is before the Court on: Dkt. Dkt. Dkt. 130 135 146 Report and Recommendation Objection Response The assigned Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation in which it is recommended that the Motion to Require Plaintiff BJIC, g r a n t e d in p a r t , L L C to p o s t a b o n d (Dkts. 51 a n d 84) be a n d P l a i n t i f f be r e q u i r e d t o p o s t a l i s p e n d e n s bond in the amount of $47,455.00. The Court has independently reviewed the pleadings, i n c l u d i n g the O b j e c t i o n a n d R e s p o n s e to O b j e c t i o n . Defendant Bayonne requests that the Court modify the Report a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n to a d d a t i m e l i m i t of t w e n t y d a y s , and r e q u i r e P l a i n t i f f to p r o v i d e e v i d e n c e to t h e C o u r t o f h a v i n g posted the bond. P l a i n t i f f has no o b j e c t i o n to t h e m o d i f i c a t i o n b u t r e q u e s t s a t i m e l i m i t of t h i r t y days. Case No. 8:09-CV-551-T-17EAJ Defendant Bayonne further requests that the Court modify the R e p o r t a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n to p r o v i d e t h a t in t h e e v e n t t h a t P l a i n t i f f d o e s n o t c o m p l y w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t to p o s t a bond, t h e lis p e n d e n s w i l l b e d i s s o l v e d , force or effect, a n d t h e r e f o r e b e of no f u r t h e r by further Order of the District Court. P l a i n t i f f B C I J r e s p o n d s t h a t Sec. 48.23(3) provides that " t h e c o u r t s h a l l c o n t r o l a n d d i s c h a r g e t h e r e c o r d e d n o t i c e of lis p e n d e n s as t h e C o u r t w o u l d g r a n t a n d d i s s o l v e i n j u n c t i o n s . " P l a i n t i f f B C I J f u r t h e r a r g u e s t h a t t h e F l o r i d a S u p r e m e C o u r t has held that an injunction should not be "dissolved for deficient i n j u n c t i o n b o n d f o r n o n - p a y m e n t of c o s t s o r f o r w a n t o f n o t i c e . " G a m b l e v. Campbell, 6 Fla. 347 (Fla. 1855). Plaintiff BCIJ a r g u e s t h a t to p r o v i d e i m m e d i a t e d i s s o l u t i o n o f t h e l i s p e n d e n s f o r f a i l u r e to p o s t a b o n d c o n t r a v e n e s F l o r i d a law. After consideration, the Court adopts and incorporates the R e p o r t a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n , w h i c h r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e M o t i o n to require Plaintiff BCIJ, BCIJ, L L C b e g r a n t e d in p a r t , and Plaintiff L L C b e r e q u i r e d to p o s t a lis p e n d e n s b o n d in t h e a m o u n t of The Court also sustains Defendant Bayonne's $47,455.00. o b j e c t i o n in part, a n d d i r e c t s P l a i n t i f f BCIJ, L L C to p o s t the lis p e n d e n s b o n d w i t h i n t h i r t y d a y s of t h e d a t e o f t h i s o r d e r , and to file p r o o f of c o m p l i a n c e in this case. Accordingly, it is O R D E R E D t h a t t h e R e p o r t a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n is a d o p t e d a n d incorporated by reference. R e q u i r e P l a i n t i f f BCIJ, BCIJ, T h e C o u r t g r a n t s t h e M o t i o n to Plaintiff L L C to p o s t a b o n d i n p a r t . L L C s h a l l p o s t a lis p e n d e n s b o n d in t h e a m o u n t o f $ 4 7 , 4 5 5 . 0 0 w i t h i n t h i r t y d a y s of t h e d a t e of t h i s O r d e r a n d s h a l l 2 Case N o . 8:09-CV-551-T-17EAJ file p r o o f of c o m p l i a n c e in this case. D e f e n d a n t B a y o n n e ' s o b j e c t i o n in part. The Court sustains ?NE a n d O R D E R E D in C h a m b e r s , in T a m p a , F l o r i d a on t h i s f- t-y of A p r i l , 2010. C o p i e s to: All parties

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