Gaythor D. Lindsey a/k/a Randy Lindsey v. Deep South Properties, LLC
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REL: 8/21/2009 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o f o r m a l r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , A l a b a m a A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ( ( 3 3 4 ) 2 2 9 ¬ 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA SPECIAL TERM, 2009 1080701 Gaythor D. L i n d s e y a/k/a Randy L i n d s e y v. Deep South Appeal STUART, D. entered arbitration South Jefferson Circuit (CV-08-4161) Court Justice. Gaythor judgment from P r o p e r t i e s , LLC Lindsey by a / k / a Randy the Jefferson award r e t u r n e d against P r o p e r t i e s , L L C , f o r $52,644. Lindsey Circuit appeals Court h i m and i n f a v o r We d i s m i s s the on an o f Deep the appeal. 1080701 On October entered into Properties County. pursuant contained any via with disputes did arise which Deep ("AAA"). w h i c h was In for September a 70% conducted In the in Rules in 2007, Deep S o u t h the AAA. An the Jefferson $52,644. copy Court award. of and County. case i n favor On the December Properties Properties. the filed January 23, 2008, the demand appointed conducted arbitrator and awarded 2 0 0 8 , Deep S o u t h P r o p e r t i e s a r b i t r a t i o n award court house, a a r b i t r a t o r was 11, 2005, time. o f Deep S o u t h P r o p e r t i e s December 23, moved t h e On On with to enter 2009, 2 the the Jefferson clerk filed Circuit a judgment b a s e d upon circuit the Lindsey's s t o p p e d w o r k on at of December culminated complete Shelby the i n November 2008, a r b i t r a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g s were d e c i d e d the it accordingly approximately a r b i t r a t i o n with and, in Properties in requiring r e f u s i n g t o make a d d i t i o n a l p a y m e n t s t o Deep S o u t h Deep S o u t h South regarding arose Arbitration eventually Properties for Lindsey proceedings Commercial that South provision that arbitration the to a American A r b i t r a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n dispute Deep b u i l d a custom house contract construction a and contract resolve accordance Lindsey to was to 2004, a That parties 14, that entered a 1080701 judgment on the Properties. court arbitration Lindsey any motion did to award not in the award; instead, Lindsey a n o t i c e of appeal In (Ala. Horton 2008), arbitration Homes, we award motion to vacate so a not first c o u r t , but court, but 2d urged 157, outlined judicial trial entered on that a party to 999 March relief file from So. on 6, 2d seeking in on by Id. 165 this for the an 4 62 , trial award. 1975,] award first time Court 2005)). in of an court a circuit a motion to vacate court days j u d g m e n t on t h a t a w a r d . after 1 As the be Durham, 906 the i f he procedure desired t h a t award w i t h the circuit clerk trial cannot award r e t u r n e d a g a i n s t s h o u l d have f i l e d 30 Lindsey, is contemplates appeal, to 467 "This i n the Hosp. v. Pursuant Shaner, r e v i e w of the a r b i t r a t i o n within on (quoting Lloyd Noland (Ala. the 2009, review the the 6 - 6 - 1 5 [ , A l a . Code seeking the a l s o because ' [ a ] n y grounds not argued to the considered.'" So. Shaner, judgment e n t e r e d only because § party's v. i s required the South Court. Inc. stated filed, Deep with judgment arbitration this of thereafter file vacate to favor entered e x p l a i n e d i n Shaner, the him, trial the judgment The p r o c e d u r e f o r s e e k i n g j u d i c i a l r e v i e w of a r b i t r a t i o n a w a r d s i n A l a b a m a i s now g o v e r n e d b y R u l e s 71B a n d 71C, A l a . 1 3 1080701 entered by the conditional provide time and does the party only circuit accordingly filed by thereafter. n o t become the on Lindsey The arbitration award f o r 30 d a y s so as t o final a motion to vacate entered in 23, with an case i s appropriate the judgment The r e c o r d i n this January a conditional 2 on 999 S o . 2 d a t 4 6 7 . judgment clerk clerk c h a l l e n g i n g t h e award i n which to f i l e on t h e a w a r d . the circuit entered indicates that was entered by t h e 2009. That judgment was o n e , y e t no motion to vacate was the judgment next 30 days accordingly or became at anytime final on R. C i v . P. H o w e v e r , t h o s e r u l e s do n o t a p p l y t o t h e p r e s e n t c a s e b e c a u s e t h e y d i d n o t b e c o m e e f f e c t i v e u n t i l F e b r u a r y 1, 2 0 0 9 , a n d t h i s c a s e was i n i t i a t e d b y Deep S o u t h P r o p e r t i e s on D e c e m b e r 2 3 , 2 0 0 8 , a n d t h e c o n d i t i o n a l j u d g m e n t was e n t e r e d b y t h e c i r c u i t c l e r k on J a n u a r y 2 3 , 2 0 0 9 . In h i s b r i e f to t h i s Court, Lindsey objects to the fact t h a t a j u d g m e n t was e n t e r e d a g a i n s t h i m on J a n u a r y 2 3 , 2 0 0 9 , b u t he was n o t p e r s o n a l l y s e r v e d u n t i l t w o w e e k s l a t e r , on F e b r u a r y 6, 2 0 0 9 . However, as e x p l a i n e d above, t h e judgment e n t e r e d on J a n u a r y 23 was a c o n d i t i o n a l j u d g m e n t -- i t d i d n o t b e c o m e f i n a l f o r a n o t h e r 30 d a y s , h e r e on M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 3 , 2009. L i n d s e y f i l e d no m o t i o n t o v a c a t e e i t h e r w i t h i n 30 d a y s o f t h e d a t e t h e c o n d i t i o n a l j u d g m e n t was e n t e r e d o r w i t h i n 30 d a y s o f t h e d a t e he was s e r v e d . 2 Moreover, the c e r t i f i c a t e of s e r v i c e attached to the i n i t i a l m o t i o n f i l e d b y Deep S o u t h P r o p e r t i e s on D e c e m b e r 2 3 , 2008, s e e k i n g t o c o n f i r m t h e a r b i t r a t i o n award by t h e e n t r y o f a j u d g m e n t i n d i c a t e s t h a t a c o p y o f t h a t f i l i n g was m a i l e d t o Lindsey's attorney. The r e c o r d a l s o i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e t r i a l c o u r t m a i l e d L i n d s e y a c o p y o f t h e j u d g m e n t e n t e r e d on J a n u a r y 4 1080701 February vacate appeal 23, 2009. i n the must be APPEAL Cobb, Lindsey's trial court failure is fatal to to file a h i s cause, motion and to his dismissed. DISMISSED. C . J . , and Lyons and B o l i n , Murdock, J . , concurs i n the J J . , concur. result. 23, 2009. T h u s , a l t h o u g h he d o e s n o t a r t i c u l a t e i t a s s u c h , L i n d s e y c a n n o t m a i n t a i n t h a t he was d e n i e d due p r o c e s s . 5
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