Three Rivers Landing of Gulfport, LP et al v. Three Rivers Landing, LLC et al
Filing
53
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 3/4/13. (med)
;
'
e - : OFFI t : rf eœ e
d
CE ) *eA
,
*
'. .
.
AR
T OANOKJk,
I. s
.* 'f
A
FfED
L
I TH E UN I
N
TED STA TES D I
STR I T CO U R T
C
FO R TH E W ESTER N D I
STR I T O F V I G I I
C
R N A
R O A N O K E D I SI N
VI O
TH R EE RW ER S LA ND I G O F
N
G U LFPO R T ,LP,and
APOLLO TAX CREDI FUND T
X3 LI I
M TED PARTNERSH I
P
MA2 2i 2 1
23
;
J
BK
.
.
7
,
CLERK
u tl
s
Cas N o.7: 1- ve
1 c 00025
Pl ntf s
ai if ,
M EM O R AND U M O PI I N
N O
V.
TH REE l l R s LAN D I G ,LL C,
t vE
N
H G DEV ELO PE R , N c .
I ,
UNLI I
M TED CONSTRUCTI
ON,I ,
NC.
M A R K D .K I SER ,
N
and
HO RI
ZON M ANAG EM ENT l ,
NC.
By:H on.Jam esC .Tur
k
Se or Uni e St e D i t i tJudge
ni
t d at s s r c
Dee
f ndant .
s
Thi matri pr e l beor t Cou ton t rltd moi :( )t Dee nt'
s te s esnty f e he r
wo eae tons 1 he fnda s
M oton f Lea t Fie a Countrli ECF No.48;a ( Pli if'M oi t Sti
i or ve o l
ecam,
nd 2) antfs ton o rke
Cot t r l i ,ECF N o.44.Bo h m o i ar f ly bref d a t Cour he r or lar um e on
m e c am
t
tons e u l i e nd he
t a d a g nt
t motons on Fe ua y 27,201 ma ng t
he
i
br r
3, ki hem rpe f diposto Fo t r as s tf t
i or s ii n. r he e ons e orh
be o ,heM o i f Le vei DENI andt M oto t Sti i GR ANTED.
lw t
ton or a s
ED,
he
i n o rke s
1
.
BA CK G R O UN D
The f c ua a pr dur ba kgr und r l nt t t t m oto i f il
a t l nd oce al c o
eeva o he wo
i ns s ary
sr i htor d. On J m' 21 2011 Pl i if fl d a Compli a ns De e nt ,a
ta g f wr
mm y ,
, antfs ie
ant gai t f nda s nd
de e nt f l a M oton t D i m i s The l y r r pr e i D e e nt a t t tm e w e e J
f nda s ied
i o s s.
aw e s e es ntng f nda s t ha i
r .
Sco t Se t a M u w e l H . W i ga d, of Ge r Loc Rake & M oo e LLP. W hie t t
t x on nd
l
e r
nt y
ke
s
r,
l ha
m oton waspe ng,t pa te a tmpt d a s tlm e conf r nce wih J
i
ndi he ri s te e
e te nt
ee
t udge Ur ns oft s
ba ki hi
Cour i Aug t2011 whih wa a r nty uns c s ul ECF Nos 23,25,26. t hol ng a
tn
us
, c
s ppa e l
uc es f .
.
Afer di
s a us c e e e,t s Co tdeni d t m oton t dim i s on M a 4,201 ECF N os 31 32.
t t onf r nc hi ur
e he
i o s s
y
2.
. ,
De e
f ndan s s e nty fl a a we on M a 29,201 The Ans r di not con a n a
t ubs que l ied n ns r
y
2.
we d
ti
c e c am .
ount r l i
Appr ma e y sx wee ltr on J y 1 201
oxi t l i
ks ae ,
ul 7,
2,Defnda s a tr ys move t
e nt ' to ne
d o
wihdr w a t sa pr ee ngs The Co t gr nt t moton t wihdr w a ga
t a nd o t y oc di .
ur a ed he
i o t a nd ve
Def nda suntlSe e r4,201 t ob ai s tm t c
e nt
i pt mbe
2 o t n ubsi e ouns l On t tde dlne,De e nt '
e.
ha a i
f nda s
ne c el Thom a Stel e e e hi a ar nce Al os t e m o hsl t ,on N o mbe
w ouns ,
s r ka, nt r d s ppe a . m t hr e nt aer
ve r
27,201 De e
2, f ndan s fl d,wihoutla oft Cour,a Co e cli a ns Pli if ECF
t ie
t
e ve he
t
unt r am gai t a ntfs.
No.42.lhe Co t r i c ans f c s tte by De e nt a :Tori us l e i l
'
un e dam ont i our ount , il d
f nda s s
to ntntona
M irpr enai (
se es tton Count1,Conve so ( unt1) Br c ofFi ay Dut t unt11,a
)
rin Co 1, ea h
ducir
y co 1) nd
Br c ofConsnzton Loa Agre nt( untI . No.
ea h
t ci
n e me Co V) ECF 42.
Pl ntfsfl a m o i t srket Count r l i ,ECF No.44,a gui bot t ti was
ai if ed
ton o ti he
e c am
r ng h ha t
i ope be us De e nt had nots htl ve ofc tt fl i,i vi ai n ofFe R.Ci
mpr r ca e f nda s
oug ea
our o ie t n ol to
d.
v.
P. 3 a a dt a, v nha t y s ug tla e i s o l no b g a tda t i sa ei t c s . n
1 () n h t e e d he o h e v ,t h u d t e rne t h s tg n he a e l
pariulr t a gue t tDe e nt cn te tbls good ca e f rf ii t tm ey fl t
tc a , hey r d ha f nda s nno sa ih
us o alng o i l ie he
Count r l i ,a t tt y ha f ie t a l e,1 taone s w,t tf me c
e c am nd ha he ve al d o leg e l
ho ha or r ouns lsf iur t
e' al e o
fl t Co e cli wa t r ul ofi dve tnce o r i ,o e us bl ne e t The as
ie he unt r am
s he es t na re , ve sght r xc a e glc . y lo
ag e t tla es o l b d nid i a y e e tb c u ea1f u camsa es be tt d s sa
r u d ha e v h ud e e e n n v n e a s l o r li r u j c o imisl
a t a e e twoul be f ie. eECF No.
nd hus m ndm n
d utl Se
44.
I r s ns De e nt r s
n e po e, f nda s e ponded t t M oto t Sti and a s fld a s pa ae
o he
i n o rke
l o ie
e rt
M o i f r Le ve t Fie t i Co t r am .l t rr pons ,De e nt postt tPl i if
ton o a o l her un e cli n hei es e f nda s i ha antfs
wil no s f r a prj c s fce t dialow t ûlng of t Counecli The
l t ufe ny eudie ufiint o s l he i
he
tr am. y
e
mphasz t t alhough t c s has be n pe ng f mor t t yea s t c e ha not
ie ha , t
he a e
e ndi or e han wo r , he as s
2
pr e d ve y f ri t r soft ltg ton pr s .ECF No.47 a 3.l pa tc a ,çve y ltl
oc ede r a n e m
he ii a i
oce s
t n ri ulr û r ite
f r lds o ey h sb e a c mpih d , . . od po iinsh veo c re ln n n )h v . .
o ma ic v r a e n c o ls e l) . n e sto a c u r d a d o e a e .
b e s h d e ' I a 4.Th ,te c n e d ta a y p eu ie t Pli tfsa a r s l,i i
e n c e uld. d. t
'
us h y o tn h t n rj d c o anif s eut f t
e s s a a l i mi mal The a s pr s nt a pl e s as t why t y beleve t y ha
xit t l, s ni . y lo e e r m nt
o
he
i
he
ve
s fci nty pl d t f rcount i t i Count r l i .
uf i e l e he ou
s n he r
e c am
Pl i if ha lkewi efld a opposto t t M oton f Le ve.l i,Pli tfsag n
antfs ve i s ie n
ii n o he
i or a n t a n if ai
emphaszet i a gumentt ts tt ton ofc ms lwih adif r nto ni n a t t me isof
i her r
ha ubsiu i
ot e t
fe e pi o s o he rt
ac
ount r l i doe not c tt e s t c en r s n f alow i a l t a e m e .M or ove ,
e c am
s
ons iut ufi i t ea o or l ng a e m nd nt
e r
t y e p an a an wh t e b l ve e c o t cams i te Comtrli i s b e tt
he x li g i y h y ei a h f he li n h t ecam s u j c o
e
dim is land t why al ng a e
s sa
hus
lowi m ndme woul be f tl Fi l t y noto y a s r t t
nt
d
u ie. naly, he
nl s e t ha
alwig a n me th r wo l b p eu iilt Plitfs b tas s g e tta t efln wa
l n me d n ee ud e rj dca o anif, u lo u g s h t h ii g s
o
i bad f ih.
n
at
A s t f e ng m a s c ea ,a t
he or goi
ke l r lhough t r a e t o m o i pe ng be o e t Cour,
he e r w
tons ndi
f r he
t
t r i onl oner alis whe he De e nt 'Co t r am s ul bealowe
he e s y
e sue: t r f nda s un e cli ho d
l d.
I.
I
D I U SSI N
SC
O
A . LegalSt
andards
Asa i ta ma t ,t Co tnot t tt c e cli he e i c
n niil ter he ur es ha he ount r am r s ompulor unde Rul
s y
r e
1 b c u e ft aie o to te ta s cin o o c re e t t i t e s be tma tr o t
3 e a s % rs s u f h rn a to r c u rnc ha s h u j c t f he
i
e
opposng pary' cam.'Fe R.Ci P.1 a( )A) As s h,Defnda s we e r uie t
i
t s li ' d.
v. 3()1( . uc
e nt r eq rd o
i l i a t tmet y fld a sr dt i ans r SeeFe R.Ci P.1 a ( c
ncude t t he i he ie nd e ve her we .
d. v. 3() a ompulo y
sr
c erl m t t'besaedi apa t spl di ) He e ofco s Defnda sddno i ude
ount cai i ' tt n ry' ea ng . r , ure, e nt i t ncl
mus
t Count r l i i t i A ns e ,nor di t y s
he
e c a m n he r
w r
d he ugges i t r M o i t D i m i s t t t
t n hei
ton o s s ha hey
pl
nnned t f l one.
o ie
W heh rt eComtr li s o l b alwe a ti j n t r i t ec s i g v me b
te h t e cam h ud e l d t h s u cu e n h a e s o e d y
o
Fe R.Ci P.1 ()2 ,whih r q ie te Co r' la e t fl a a n e pe dn i t s
d.
v. 5 a( ) c e ur s h u ts e v o ie n me d d la ig n hi
CC ITSa e a d sae t a teE o r s o l fe l gv la wh nj sies rq ie .l t
iCIItnc , n tt s h t h s u t h ud r ey i e e ve e u tc o e u rs' Bo h
I
c
'
pa te a knowl dge t s i a lbe als-nda d f a ndm e ;none hees ,i i notwihou is
ris c
e
hi s i r t r or me
q
nt
t l s ts
t tt
lmis Ast FourhCic tha e ane whietl eedea i se ngla t n nd i no
i t. he
t r ui s xpli d, l smqr ly n e ki e ve o me s t
a s fce bass' f de a ,l ve t a e m a be de ed ç s d o a balncng of t
ufi int i' or ni l ea o m nd y
ni t e n
ba
a i
he
e ute , icudn wh t e t e n n mo i p ry wil be p eu ie , wh t e a dto l
q iis n l ig eh r h o - vng a t l
rj dc d eh r d i na
i
dicove y wilbe r quie a whe he t c tsdoc twilbe sr i d.'Ba ne Gr
s r l
e r d, nd
t r he our'
ke l
tane ' r s oup.I .
nc
v.C & C Pr . I ,71 F. 1
ods. nc. 6 2d 023,1 n. (t Ci.1 )( ttonsomitd) s e as
035 35 4h r 983 ciai
te ; e lo
Equa Ri sCt. Nie BolonAsoc,60 F. 597,604n. (< eha rpeaedl atr
l ght r v. ls t
s . 2 3d
3t
W
ve e t y fimed
de a s of motons t a e whi c nge t cha a t r of t ltgai n l t i t
ni l
i
o m nd
ch ha
he
rce
he ii to ae n he
p o e dn s' (iainso te ) Lo eSa Stn b u e& S l o l . Alh o Va. n .4
r c e ig .) ctto mitd ; n tr e k o s
'
ao nsnc v. p a f .I c, 3
F.d 9 2 9 0 41( t Ci.1 9 )(fimig d src c u tsd n a o moi nf rla et a n
3 2 , 4 - 4h r 9 5 afr n itit o r' e il f to o e v o me d
t a d c u tr li t e Ru e1 ()wheed fn a t s ug tla et n n o t els d yo
o d o ne cam md r l 5a
r e e d n s o h e v o me d n h a t a f
dico r bec us i woul ha riedne is a rquiedne dic r ;Ne tNe
s vey a e t d ve as w sues nd e r w s ovey) wpor ws
Hol ngs Cor v.Vit Ciy Vii l . 650 F. 423,440 ( h Ci.2011 (ç fc t t
di
p.
rual t son, nc,
3d
4t r
)d
The a t ha
a l ng t co t r ai woul pr bl ha ne s ia e ad tona dic r s
lowi he un e cl m
d oba y ve ce st t d dii l s ove y uppors our
t
c n l so ta ted src c u tsfndn o p eu iewa n t na u eo d srto ' .
o cu in h t h itit o r' i ig f rj dc s o a b s f ic ein.)2
'
1 Be e t Cour had not pr ousy ent r a s hedulng or s ti a deadj e s r
caus he
t
evi l
e ed
c
i
der e tng
u
a endi pl ngs i i notneces ar f t Def ndant t m ee t hi
m
ng eadi , t s
s y or he e
so
t he ghersanda of s ng çgood
t rd howi s
c us ' f t e a n n .S e Fe R.Ci P.1 b)4 (lowig mo t ai o a s h d ig or r
a e' or h me dme t e d.
v. 6( () al n di ton f c e uln de
k
( y f rg odc us '
t o o a e'
onl
)
2 D ef ndant cor ecty not t t t f ct of N e por News Hol nns Corp. i ved mor
s r l
e ha he a s
w t
di
e
nvol
e
e r mep eudc t a t fc si t p e e tc s .n pa t ulr tea nd n te ewa s g me ey
xte rj ie h n he a t n he r s n a e l ri a, h me me t h r s ou ht r l
c
one mont bef e ti ,des i by t dit i cour as dt elvent hour' 650 F. at440.Her by
h or ral crbed
he srct
t the e h
.'
3d
e,
c r t di cover hasnotyetcl ed a a ti dat has notye been s t Admit y,t f or al
ontas , s
y
os nd ral e
t
e.
tedl hat act one
di nihe t poe ta p eudc t Plitls Butt Cou tno t ls c cud s a dic sd h r i,
mi s s he tn il rj ie o an i . he r nehee s on l e , s suse e en
t t balnce ofequii i t scas r r de aloft l vet amend.
hat he a
tes n hi e equies ni
he ea o
4
B. D e e
f ndant 'Pr
s opos C ount r a m
ed
ed i
Appl ng t f e ng s a r he e t r a e a numberoff ct st tl a t Co t
yi he or goi t nda ds r , he e r
a or ha e d he ur
t bei vet tla t n e woul notbepr r W hie dea aone i nota s t intba i f
o le ha e ve o m nd
d
ope . l ly l s
ufk e
ss or
t de a ,i i af t t be c nsde e The Cour i c
he ni l t s acor o
o i r d.
t s once ne a
r d boutt f c t tt c eha
he a t ha he as s
be n pe ng f m or t n t ye s a t tt Cot e c am wa fl d a oxi ae y s ve
e ndi or e ha wo ar , nd ha he mt r l i
s ie ppr m tl e n
m on hs afe t Ans r wa orgi ly fld. Addii nal lhough dic r i no ye
t
tr he
we
s i na l ie
to ly,at
s ove y s t t
co plt s t nta efo t ha ar a be n e nde by t pa te t a ncet r ti l
m e e, ubsa il f rs ve le dy e xpe d
he ris o dva
owa d ra .
I e t pa tes e ha d lm ie di c r pror t t uns ce s ul m e a i a t y
nde d, he r i xc nge i t d s ove y i o he
uc s f
di ton, nd he
ha c a t t i dicove y r que t s f rbas on t cli s ar dy i t c e.W hie i i
ve r fed her s r e ss o a
ed
he am lea n he as
l ts
tu t tatild t h sn ty tb e s t t eCo r c n ld st a s mep eudc t Plitfs
r e ha ra ae a o e e n e, h u t o cu e h t o rj ie o anif
woul oc ur i i we e t al t lt n e e t The c e i now pr e sng a a l ng
d c f t r o low he ae m ndm n .
as s
ogr s i nd lowi
t a e m e now woul c us undue de a i g tng t sc e r a f ti land tid.The
he m nd nt
d a e
l y n eti hi as e dy or ra
re
Cour doesno ful ne c ms f t deay,nordoe i r tis de ii on dely al
t
t a t w ot el or he l
s t es t c son
a one.l
t
sm pl c l
i y oncudes t t l ng a t c e as a whol t alow t dea
ha , ooki t he as
e, o l he lyed n
mendme a
nt nd
s be tPlitfst te p si lt o d fndn f u n w cams i t a e a t i j n t r
u j c an if o h o sbi y f ee ig o r e li n hec s t hs u cu e
i
wo l wo kap eu iea an t h m a du d l d lytilo t ematr
ud r rj dc g is t e n n uy ea ra f h te.
W hie t cai si t Count r l m a i eoutoft s m e ge r loc ure esa t e
l he l m n he
e cai rs
he n
ne a c r nc s hos
i t Compli ,t y a e i f c ne cai s t t a mos c rai y woul r quie ne and
n he
ant he r n a t w l m ha l t e t nl
d e r w
a tonala nue ofdic r t be e or d a woul lke y pr ve t ca e fom movi
ddii
ve s
s ove y o
xpl e nd
d i l e nt he s r
ng
f war a beng r s ved i a tmel f s o I s t t pr e c e cli woul
or d nd i e ol
n i y a hi n. n hor, he opos d ountr am
d
c ranl t hange t c r t roft ltga i 'and i i i e $a e i t pr ee ngs' Se
e ti y t
c
he ha ac e
he ii ton'
t s nde d t t n he oc di .' e
l
Eq lRi ht Ct . 602 F. a 604 n. Fort e r a o ,t Cour w ilno gr nt Def nda s
ua a s r,
3d t
3.
hes e s ns he
t l t a
e nt '
1a t a
e ve o mend t rAns rt a t Co e cli .
hei
we o dd he unt r a m 3
11
1.
CO N C LU SI N
O
For t f e ng r as ,De e
he or goi e ons f ndan s M oton f Le ve t Ame ECF No.48,i
t'
i or a o
nd,
s
DENI a Pli if 'M oton t Sti ,ECF No.44,i GRANTED.An a oprae or r
ED nd antf s
i o rke
s
ppr it de
s l is t sda
hal s ue hi y.
Addii ly,t pa te a ehe e ORDERED t s i t t Co t notlt rt n tn
tonal he ri s r r by
o ubm t o he ur,
a e ha e
d y a trte e r o t i Or e ,aj itp o o e she ui o d rs ti f rh a ds o e y
a s fe h nty f hs d r on r p s d c d l r e et o t ic v r
ng
ng
dea i ,adipostvem o i nsdea i ,a atildae.
dlne
s ii
to
dlne nd ra t
ENTER:Thi
s
'
*
da ofM a c , 201
y
rh
3.
--h
--
z
c
.
.
,' z
'
, y
. '
/ y#
/'
.
X L
X
1
C TW k
'
Se orUnie St esDititJ
ni
t d at
src udge
3 I lght of t Courts r i , i i unneces ar f i t addr s t Pl ntfs' aler tve
n i
he
' ulng t s
s y or t o
es he ai if t na i
a gum e t alowi am e
r
nt hat l ng
ndment woul be f tl The Court not , howe , t is pr i i y
d
u ie.
es
ver hat t elm nar
a ay i idctsta a lats me o tepo o e c u t i te Co necam wo l b s be tt
n lss n iae h t t e s o f h r p sd o ns n h u trli ud e u jc o
di ss .
sml al
6
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
Why Is My Information Online?