Uretek, ICR Midatlantic, Inc. v. Adams Robinson Enterprises, Inc. et al

Filing 26

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 9/20/17. (jcj)

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m
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de nfr ng he w r

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te s
f r he our n
m
ns s ton o ti
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mo in t c n i t e abtal n a r ,o atr t l t ta se v n e t t S uhen
to o o fnn h r irto wa d r l nai y, o r n fr e u o he o t r
e ve

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srd f o nd ty he oc edi n hi otr.
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rng
he ton
on Se e be 1 201
ptm r , 7.Fort r a onssae Ada sRo ns sm o i n wilbe de e
he e s
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ms bi on,
nt c or a i
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nt r d nt he
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r

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e
t f l i pr s o r qui mbir i
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taton:
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nt ove s
a m t sng
f e atng o hi ont a t
he ea h
t r of s l be s t l d i ac or nc wih t Cons r c i I usr A r ta i
he e , hal
e te n c da e t he
t u ton nd t y bir ton
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e
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rc n bir ton s iton he n or ,
hal ake ac

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y h r irtr y e ne e n n o r vn u idcin h r o . n
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d iin he ri p cf al g e ha h sc o s n o h t s ito f
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y n nd u p rs o ke a
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ibe o h o t f a r mae il, n q ime t un s e o h o t zto rj c. d.
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A .
l De e be 201 Ur e fld a co aiti t Cic tCour f Al m a l Coun y,
n c m r 5, etk ie
mpl n n he r ui
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r ni s e tng
l i o ea h
onta t
le natvel
nt
r t ai t
A d s R o ns n a a c a m f pa e unde t t r s oft Pa e Bo aga ns A da s
am
bi o nd l i or ym nt
r he e m
he ym nt nd i t
m

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ns nd be t
l
ms
ns n e ve he c i o hi our, r t ie

a a s r wh c i cu e t afr tv d fn et a t ecamsi te c mp an wees b e t
n n we, ih n ld d he fimai e ee s h t h li n h o lit r u j c
t t Subco r c ' mbirto caus a a c e c am f rbr c ofc r c . Li ry M ut a
o he
nta ts tai n l e nd ount r l i o ea h
onta t be t
ul

s pa ael fl d a a y e .
e r t y e n nsv r
On Fe u r 11,201 Ada sRobi on fl adema f a bir ton,a on Fe a y
br a y
6, m
ns ied
nd or r ta i nd
bnzr
29,201 t de e
6, he f ndan s fld a moton,wih Ur tk' c ent t say t pr e ngsi tls
t ie
i
t ee s ons , o t he oce di
n li
co tpe ng a bir ton. On M a c 4,201 t co tg an e t moton a saye t aci n
ur ndi r ta i
rh
6, he ur r t d he
i nd t d he to
pe ng t c us on oft a bir ton.
ndi he oncl i
he r t a i

I De e r201 ,hepa t sfld aj itsa'srpo t t tec u t whih sae t t
n c mbe 6 t ri ie on tt e r wih h o r, c ttd ha
e
u
Ada s Robi on a Ur tk ha pr e
m
ns nd ee
d oce ded wih a bir ton,t tt y ha a he rng s f
t r ta i ha he
d
a i et or
Fe u r 21,201 i Da on,Ohi and t t pa teswoul u t t cou tatt co l i
br a y
7 n yt
o,
hat he ri
d pda e he r he ncuson

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f h r i to on au po t ! - ,
r
4. dng h e rng t e r t to
r
pa r ceve e de
nel e i d vi nce on whehe eiher Ada s Ro ns o Ur t k ha br c d t
t r t
m
bi on r e e
d ea he he
Subc r ta wheherAda Ro ns n ha wr ul t mi t t Subc r c . Se M o
ontac nd
t
ms bi o d ongf ly er naed he
onta t e t
t Conftn Ar tai Awa d, B a 5o
in bir ton
r Ex. t 9.

On M ac 24,201 t abirtonpa lis a sa r a r i Ur tk' fvor JJ
rh
7, he r tai ne sued tndad wad n ee s a . ..
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The pa lnle t tAda Ro ns n hadpr pe l t nni t d t Subcontac ,bu ha vi a e
ne l d ha
ms bi o
o ry e na e he
r t t d olt d
t i i c na ofgood f ih a f i de lng a ia e t al c r t unde Ohi lw .
he mpled ove nt
a t nd ar a i pplc bl o l ontacs
r o a
l a 5d. t 6.

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y , 7, m
ns n ied ! c i n he
he. src
n
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s e ng a or r vac tng t a bir ton a r Adnms Robi on Ent m rs s I v.Ur t k.
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ns
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ee

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f e e pondi i t Sout r Dititof Ohi o J
ng n he
he n src
o, n une 1 201 Ur t k moved i
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n

ti c u' t lf t e sa ,c nim t e abtain a r ,a d e trj d me ta ans Ad ms
h s o l o it h ty o fl h r irto wa d n n e u g n g i t n
t
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Robi on a Li r y M um a pur ua t t a a d a t Pa e Bond. R e yi on t
ns
nd be t
l s nt o he w r nd he ym nt
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f r m s l ci n c a e c ai i t Subco r c ' a bir ton pr son a t tr tt fl
o u e e to l us ont ned n he
nta ts r ta i
ovii nd he s s-o-ie
nle Ada s Robi on m ove t srke Ur t k' m o i n t c im t a bir ton a r
l,
m
ns
d o ti
e e s to o onfr he r ta i wa d.
Ale na i l Ad
t r tvey, ams Robi o moved t ta f r ve
ns n
o r ns e nue t t So he n Ditit of Ohi
o he ut r
src
o

pls a tt 2 U. C.j1 0 () On J l 5 2 7, ee fld a b ifi t sc u t whih i
t u n o 8 S.
r
4 4a.
uy , 01 Urtk e
re n hi o r, c t
l be e as a r pl t Adn sRo ns n' moto t srke ort ta f r Adn s Robi on has
a ld
e y o
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bi o s i n o ti
o r nse .
m
ns
fld no r s
e
e pons .
e
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tr ompltng bre i i tls c t Ur tk m o d t dim is Adn s Ro ns s
ei
ifng n li our, ee
ve o s s
m
bi on'
aci n i t Sout r Ditit o Ohi unde t fr tt fl r e or at r tve y,t ta f r
to n he
he n src f o
r he s -o-ie ul,
le na i l o r ns e

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nu o h s o r u s a t o 8 S.
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1
t
7, he ri s omplt d bre
e e isng o Ur tk' m o i
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pendi i t Sout r Diti tofOhi The pa te ha ad s d t sco tt tt Sout r
ng n he
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o.
ris ve vie hi ur ha he
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DititofOhi wilis ar lng ont bre swihouthol ng ahea i
src
o l s ue ui
he i f t
di
rng.
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pt mber 1,201 t pa tes a ar d be or t s co tf a he rng on Ada
7, he ri ppe e f e hi ur or
ai
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Robi on' m oton t srke ort tans e . The m a t ri now rpe f r r vi .
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te s
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on

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hrs l te ,he o r b e v s h t t d : n e e e t mi dcin l ss
a
ove t pari ' diput ' whe i e r ie is a hort t de t FAA a sa
r he
tes s e'
n t xe c s d t ut iy m r he
nd tyed t
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pr e ngs pe ng a bir ton. Hal St As ocs.L. C.v.M a tl I ,552 U. 5 58
oce di
ndi r tai
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2 08.
te a eo e h o r o h a i f i est u idcin, s n o e y h
y
d fnd n s a d v n e wa p o e be a e t e d s u e ao e fo a .o sr cin p oe t
e e a t, n e u
s r p r c us h ip t r s r m c n tu to rj c

o c ni wihnt sj dca dsrc. S e28U. C. 1 91b ( )
c u ng ti hi u iil itit e
S. j 3 ( )2 .
H o e r A da s Robi on a gue t t t
w ve ,
m
ns
r s ha wo f c o s c
a t r ouns l a i t c i ng
e ga ns ontnui

pr ee ngsi t sc t ( )t f um slci ca econane i t abirtonpr so of
oc di n hi our: 1 he or ee ton lus ti d n he r tai oviin
4

t S b o ta t a d () t frtt- e r l. Up n weg i g t o e c nsd r to s Ad ms
he u c nr c, n 2 he is-o fl ue
o ih n h s o ie ai n , a
Robi on co e t tt sc ts d srkeUr t k' m oton t c
ns
nt nds ha hi our houl ti
e e s i o onfr t a bir to a r
m he r tai n wa d.
Ale ai l A d
tm tvey, amsRobi o r quesst tt scour ta f rUr t sm o i t t Sou he n
ns n e t ha hi
t r nse eek' ton o he t r

Ditito Ohop rua tt 2 U. C. 1 0 ()
src f i u s n o 8 S. j 4 4 a .
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rum Se e t on C l e
lci
aus
The FA A pe m is pa te t a a bir ton a e e t nego i t a f tm s e ton cl us
r t r i s o n r t a i gr em nt o
ta e orz el c i
a e

s cfi g ac u tf rt ee ty o j d me to a a btain a r . 9U. C.j9 W h n t e
pe iyn o r o h n r f u g n n n r i to wad
r
S.
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pa te ha i l d s h aclus i t i a e m e ,çhe a a tm ewihi oneyea afe t
ris ve ncude uc
a e n her gr e nt i n t ny i
t
t n
r tr he

a r i ma e, a y pat t t e abtain ma a pl t t e c u's s e iid f ra ode
wad s d g n ry o h r irto y p y o h o l o p cfe o n r r
q
t
c imi t a r ' 1
onfr ng he wa d. d.
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t f
l o he
t r ui
l ha uc o u
s l to clus s ar pr e la ma tr gove e by f de a lw . Al m a l Com . v.
eeci n a e e oc dtr l te s
m d
e rl a
be re

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tc n c
d, 28 3 4 , 0 4h r 0 . ç e o t i o m ee to
W
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ut r z not r or
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de i na e f u e usve' I A f u s e ton clus t tc t i ( pe fc l nguage of
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itr a u tto
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c n e t o midcin' lu e , uh rz t s ito n e ue n e inae o m, u o
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(d niyngpa t s f nz s lcin ca s a ape misv ç o e tt -u id cin ca s '
i e t i ri ' o m ee to lu e s r si e l ns n-oj rs ito lu e).
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n hs a e t o u ee to lu e o ti d n bc nr c
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S b o ta t!2 ( ) Theca s c nan teS o sn t j rs ito 'ln ua eie tfe a t e
u c nr c 5 b .
lu e o tis h ç n e t o u idcin' a g g d n i d s h
c
h l r o p nnisv f nz s lcin ca s s s e Fe ea Prcie a Pr c d r j3 0 .;
al k f e si e o m ee to lu e , e d rl a tc nd o e u e 8 3 1
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Guy F.At ns n,9 F.Supp.a 628,a om is l pectc lng ge ofe usony'whih whe
ki o 43
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nd
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ra i c n e t c n y e lsv jlidcin t a p riulrf r m,I ta mm,49 F.d a
e d n o tx , o ve s xcu ie t s ito o a t a o u n rco
r
c
2 3 t
290.

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he a i
he ndi
to
m
ns
onc d ha he or m
s l ton c a e i pe misve on is own,but a gue t t whe viwe wih t pr c di
e ec i l us s r s i
t
r d ha ,
n e d t he e e ng
.

s ne c i Su o ta t!25b ,heca s i ma d tr . Thep e e ig s ne ep o ie ta
e tn e n bc nr c
() t lu e s n ao y
r c dn e tnc r vd s h t
a a bir ton unde t Subco r c ç halt ke pl c i Dayt Ohi be or t e a bir t s
ny r ta i
r he
nta t l l a
s
ae n
on, o f e hr e r ta or,

a j d me tu n t a r r n ee by t abtaosma be e tr d i a y c u tha ig
nd u g n po he wad e d rd he r irtr y ne e n n o r vn
j s ito te e f' S b o ta t!2 ( ) ep anr a i o t a ln ua ed e no ma d t
mid cin h ro . u c nr c 5 b .Th li e dng f h t a g g o s t n ae
'
jzid ci n i a y pat ua c u t b tpe uisa y c u th vngj rs ito t e tra o d r
l s ito n n ri lr o r, u n t n o r a i u idcin o ne n r e
r
c
c i ng al a bir ton awar The Unie St t Supr m e Cour ha he d t sm iar
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ma
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n e e e t u idcin l a i r k n mp o e o h n o c me t f h a t '
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abtain a re n .Th c u t a d v riyjzidcino e t ematr a dve ewa p o r
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ni nce he t s es

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nt r t
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Th fn lfco i te ta se a lssi t e itr s o j sie whih ç n o se
e i a a t r n h rn fr nay i s h n ee t f u tc , c G c mpa s s
e
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c n my, he v ia c f nc nsse t ud me t, h o /' n lai t h p lc bl
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