Moore et al vs USA

Filing 177

ORDER GRANTING 145 Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination and Dismissal of Claims; re 173 Proposed Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr on 8/4/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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pl ngs on fl i t s m att ,and t hearng hel t eon,t Cour now ent s is
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fndi off s,concl ons ofI and j
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Thi case arses fom a br
s
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each of t Tr
he uckee Canali L
n yon Coun y,
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Nevada on Januar 5, 2008.
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Num er
ous Com pl nt f Dam ages and num er
ai s or
ous cl m s w er fl i
ai
e i n
ed

St e and Feder Cour s agai t varous par i i udi GNB i t varous cas
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n he i
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r at t t Fer ey food ofJanuar 6,2008. The par i t t s acton ar set
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f t i t capton and have been i
or h n he
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dentfed i 1 pl ngs on fl i t aboveii n he eadi
ie n he

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er
captoned m att .

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Pl ntf s and varous par i cl m t t
ai if
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tes ai hat hey s f ed dam ages
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r tng f om t food w at s t cam e f om t br
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er hat
r
he each oft Tr
he uckee Canalon
Januar 5,2008.
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Pl ntf s and varous par i al
ai if
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tes l t t Jaruar 5,2008 food i
ege hat he
i y
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Fer ey w as due t t i
nl
o he nadequat m ai enance and oper i oft Canal am ong
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nt
aton
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ot r
her easons. They f t as tt t food consequences w er eexacer t ?
urher ser hat he l
e
ba ed'
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by t Ciy of Fer ey and t Count of Lyon because of 'i entonali t er
he t
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ndif ence't
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r
equii t cont act s and buider oft r dentalsubdi qi t const uct
rng he
r or
l s
he esi
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vi on o
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i r r ur t t w oul m i m i t dam age caus by foodi i t event t
nf ast uct e ha
d ni ze he
ed
l ng n he
he

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food w at s ent ed t subdi si w her Pl ntf s, hom es w er I
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er
er he
vi on
e ai if
e ocat
ed.

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Pl ntf s al asser t t food consequences w er exacer ed by
ai if so
t hat he l
e
bat

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t ' r s and om i ons' i const uct ng varous el ent i udi Roli
he ' or
er
ssi ' n
r i
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M eadow s subdi si i pr
vi on m ovem ent houses,Jenny' Lane cr hg and t
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zKnuckl 'at W r er Road and W agon W heel com m it by t Def
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endant as
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w el as al
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l i ofm ir esent i m ade on t sal of Roli M eadow s
egatons
s epr
atons
he e
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pr
oper i
t es.
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6.

GNB has al sued num er
so
ous pari as i
tes
dentii i t m ovi
fed n he
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paper pl ngs and capton.
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Varous par i have sued GNB i t s and/ ot actons as
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n hi
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ndem niy.
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l i aleged t GNB w as t devel
ts l
hat
he
oper and gener cont act of
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r or

Roli M eadow s, i ved i t Jenny' Lane cr ng and t 'Knuckl 'at
lng
nvol
n he
s
ossi
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W r er Road and W agon W heeland t GNB w as at I
angl
hat
east par i l r
tal esponsi e f
y
bl or
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aleged def t i the Roli M eadow s subdi si
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lng
vi on. I i al o al
ts s l
eged t
hat
m i epr
sr esent i w er m ade w hen t Roli M eadow s pr
at ons
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lng
oper i w er s d.
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GNB cl m s i neverhad any actve r e as 1 devel
ai l
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operorgener
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contact ofRoli M eadow s ort ot i pr
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l
ng
he her m ovem ent and i t
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ns ead w as si pl t
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hom e buider I i agr t GNB buitt houses i t devel ent. How ever
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l he
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i a di e as t w hel G NB has any Iabiiy f Pl ntf s'dam aqes.
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sput
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her
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cabl obalset l ent of l s m at er has been r
t em
hi
t
eached am ong
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e Pl ntf s and m ost par i t t s case.
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tem
eem
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hat
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coleclvel pay t sum . $375,
l i y
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of
000. i exchange f a com pl e r ease fom t
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i antacton and aI pendi actons as Is ed i GNB' M oton ForGood Faih
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Set l ent Det m i i .
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hat w oul pr de cover
d ovi
age f any of t pendi act ons.
or
he
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GNB has si fcanty l
gnii l essened is busi
t
ness actvii and t
i tes
hus has no

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egul sour of i
ar
ce
ncom e f om w hi t m ake any f ur paym ent W ihout a sour
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ch o
ut e
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of i
ncom e, GNB' def
S ense oft
hese pendi actons di pa es t Im ied poolof
ng
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ssi t he i l

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f
unds avaiabl f set l ent oft
l e or tem
hese I suis.
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14. The am ountpai by G NB w ilbe alocat t t Rondy cl pur
d
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l ed o he
ass suant
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t cal atons t w hi GNB w as not i prvy,but t sum pai i i consi aton
o cul i
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f t gl' s t em ent of aI cl m s.
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GNB actons w er t
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e hose of a house bui and as such w er m or
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passi t hm os other Def
ve han
t
endant , t
s hus under i ng any cl m s f i
m ni
ai
or ndem niy.
t
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Ther i no evi
es
dence oral ton t t s set l ent i f audul l
l i hat hi
ega
tem
s r
enty,

colusi y ort tousl ai ed ati urng non- lng Def
l vel
ori y m
nj i
setti
endant
s.
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. or he obalSettem ent A gr ent.
The Cour gr s appr
t ant
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The Cour fnds t t set l ent agr
ti
hat he tem
eem ent i m ade i good f t
s
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