Continent Aircraft Trust 1087 v. Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., No. 0:2011cv61663 - Document 39 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER granting in part 30 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim -- Amended Complaint due by 6/13/2013. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 5/23/2013. (cbe)
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Li w i e t Cour di ag ee w ih D ef nda t tPl i iff l t s a e a c ai f ra ent ke s , he t s r s t e nt ha a ntf ais o t t l m o ppar a nc Pl ntf a lge t Di ge y. ai if le s hat nmond madear pr s nt ton on iswe ie on whe e isar r f e e e ai t bst r t ic a t co d be pur ha ed and t tt Pli ifr le on t tr pr s nt ton i pur ha i t ar r f. ul c s ha he a ntf e id ha e e e a i n c sng he ic a t Thes alega i nss sci nty s a e a c a m f rappa e a nc e l to uf e l t t l i o r nt ge y. 1 Rul 9( Pl a ng St nda d . e b) e di a r Atis i t moton t dimisi whehe Rul 9( apple whe pl di a a nc sue n he i o s s s t r e b) is n ea ng n ge y r l to hi i cr um sa esi l ngfaud.I CFFC v. br t M onet y Cor , nc, 0 e ai ns p n ic t nc nvo vi r n Gi alar ar p.I .No. 4- 8 3Z- V- MI OI CI DI TROULEAS ( D.Fl Oc.21 2004) J S. a. t , , udgeDi toulasafr d hi pro mir e fime s ir h li ga d rj ce t ag me t h tRu e9b rq ie ap an ift p e d tee se eo a o dn n ee td he r u n t a l () e ur s litf o la h xitnc f n ag nc r a i hi wih pa tc a iywhe ag yi ac r um sa eofa a lge fa TheCour e y eltons p t riul rt n enc s ic t nc n le d r ud. t hel t pr rpladi sa d f t age y r l i hi wa unde Rul 8. Alhough CFFC d he ope e ng tndar or he nc eatons p s r e t r c ze t t hepl ntf wasusnge ieys pa a ef t t pla a nc andt fa t Co t e ogni s ha t ai if i ntr l e r t acs o e d ge y he r ud,he ur fndst hol ngpe s sveher ,a bett a lgatonsofage y a fa ar m or i e t ned. i he di r ua i e l i he le i nc nd r ud e e nt rwi I r vi ng t a lgatonsofag y,t Cour fndst Rul 8 sa d a i sa i m e . n e ewi he le i enc he t i he e t ndar pple nd s t B.C ont ac D i c ai e s and t Econom i Los R ul r t sl m r he c s e De e nta guest te n i t sCour we et fnda ncyi s fcintypl t c r c f nda r ha ve f hi t r o i ge s ufi e l ed,he onta t dicli e spr cl Pl ntf' c am sf faudulntand ne i ntmir pr s nt ton fom g ng s am r e ude ai ifs l i or r e glge s e e e ai r oi f wa d. Cii t conta tdicl me s Def nda ar st tdi mis loft fa cai i or r tng he r c s ai r , e nt gue ha s s a he r ud l ms s a oprae be aus t con r c dic am e s pr cl Pl ntf s r as bl r la e on a ppr it c e he ta t s l i r e ude ai if e ona e e inc ny sat m e sprort exe utng t A i c a t l sAgr m e .The Cour di ag e w ih t sa glm e . t e nt i o c i he r r f Sa e ee nt t s r es t hi r z nt Fl i l w pr de t tt e s e eofam itn di ca me ,s h ast oneco ane i orda a ovi s ha he xitnc te s li r uc he nti d n t Aic a Sal Agr me ,i i f c i t ne t la lt f ri e i lt t. Se Pi las he r r h es ee nt s nefe tve o ga e i biiy o nt ntona ors e ne l Suncoa tTr iAuh. Mi om,I .No. C1 20 2007W L 1 s anst t v. nc nc, 06- V- 42, 222595,* ( . Fl Aprl 7 M D. a. i 24,2007)(t wa rnt dicli c nnotrle apat fom la lt f fa '. i ra y s am a A eive ry r ibiiy or rud.) ' I a tont a gui t dic am e svoi la lt f t Pl i ifsc am s De e ntalo n ddii o r ng he s l i r d ibiiy or he antf l i , f nda s ar gues t ec he onom i l s nze pr l c os l ecudes Pl ntf s a nc a g e . The a gtm e t i t ti ai if ge y r um nt r l n s ha f Pl n ifpr aitf ovesage y, nd e t bls sc r t prviy,hent De e nc a sa ihe ontacual i t t he f ndant gue t e onom i ar s he c c l sr eba sPli ifst t am s ûl pr bii a ns t r a tonst r ove s eye onom i os ul r a ntf or cli . t- ohi ton gai t o t c i o ec r ol l c -he c dn a s f t e i c r c ua pr viy i desgned t pr nt pa tes t a co r c f om m ge or hos n ont a t l i t s i o eve ri o nt a t r cictmve i t al a i ofl s ss tf t i t con r c by brng ng a a i f e onom i r l ntng he loc ton os e e orh n he ta t i i n cton or c c l si t t' Tir Condo.As oc.I .v M ar & M c ennan Co. I , o.09- 1 8,201 W L os n or. a a ' s , nc . sh L , nc.N 1 71 3 1 0 3 5 * ( 1hCi. rl 6, 01 ) q oi I d m.n . .fN Am. . Ava in I c, 91 6 6 4 , 2 1 t rAp i 1 2 3 ( u t n e I s Co o ng v Am. ito , n .8 So. 532,536( a. 2d F1 2004).De piet ge r pr bii a ns rc r i t tf e onomi ) s t he neal ohi ton gai t e ovey n or or c c da a s f pa tes i prviy of c r c ,Fl i 1 w has a l d cai s f t t c m ge or ri n i t onta t orda a lowe l m or ors omm itd te i pende oft c r c br c s h a i pr enti t sc e,faudulntmir e entton, nde nt he onta t ea h, uc s s es n hi as r e sepr s a i ne i ntmir pr en a i a fa e co e me .f ,a *3;Ti a Condo.As oc.I .v glge se es t ton, nd r udul nt nc al nt #. t ar s nc . Marhdr lnnanCo.I n SC1 0 201 W L828 * ( a. ac 7, 3) Thef t s Mce ,nc.No. 0-1 22, 3 003, 2 Fl M rh 201 . acs undel ngt itntona tr cli (. how Pl ntf wa i e t pur has t ar at ae ryi he ne i l o t ams ie. ai if s nduc d o c e he icrf) r ditnc fom t br a h oft aic a ts e a e nt whi h i a f iur t pr de a e i si t r he e c he r r f als gr eme , c s a l e o ovi n ngne wara y a pe t c r c . Ac r ngl t Cour wilnotdim is t cli s bas d on t r nt s r he onta t co di y, he t l s s he am e he e onom i l snze a t s sage oft ltga i c c os l t hi t he ii ton. M or ove , he Fl i Supr m e Cour i Ti a lm ie t a i a i oft e onom i l s e rt or da e t n ar i t d he pplc ton he c c os r et pr ul o oduc sla lt c e .I Thi c ei notonebas on pr t i biiy as s d. s as s ed oduct la lt a t r f e, hi s i biiy nd he e or t s Cour wilnota yt l l t dim isPl i ifscl m s t l ppl he ' e o s s antf' ai . u C. I Fr s aud Suf i i l Pl d? f c enty e I m ovi t di m i s t Def nt ar s t r a e no a l a i ns t t n ount t a n ng o s s , he enda gue he e r leg t o ha m o mir pr s nt ton. Pli if c am s De e se e e a i antf l i f ndant kne or s d ha known TAE wa f ci w houl ve s a ng ba u c and woul beuna et honort e newa r nt Des t t Ge nkr pt y d bl o he ngi ra y. pie he nnan pr e ngs oc edi , Pli ifcli M s M cKe e s ntM r Da g r l s n a emai ata hi s ve aldocu e s a ntf a ms . nzi e . m aa d-vere n l t c ng e r m nt outi ng t wara y tr s- tr sPl ntf c am sM s M c nzi eihe kne ors d ha lni he r nt e m em ai if l i . Ke e t r w houl ve known woul notbe honor d. The e ie docume s i cae t engi had $ f l-a or d e ma ld nt ndi t he nes 1 u lf ct y a wa r nt 'f $1 ye sor2400 hour .'A s par t Li td W ara y doc e a t he t t ra y' or 12 ar s' e ae mie r nt um nt tac d o he e a l t e t 1A42 e neswer cove e byawa r nt f l a t a l pr atd ove 2, m i satd he 7 ngi e rd ra y or û rs nd abor or e p r 400 hour Or 1 ye r .' Pl ntf a lgest tc it ntwih t docu e s M s M c nzi ve ba l s 2 a s' ai if le ha onsse t he m nt, . Ke e r ly e e s d t Pl ntf t t msoft e newa r nt be we n Dec m be 2006a Feb ua y2007, xpr s e o ai if he er he ngi ra y t e e r nd r r whiene i tngt s l oft ar r t l gotai he a e he ic af. De e nt a gues t s r pr e a i do not amount t fa but a e me el a f nda r he e e es nt tons o r ud, r ry dis m i ton oft tr soft wa r nt The Cour diag ee Bec us Pl ntf al ge M s. s e na i he e m he ra y. t s r s. a e ai if le s M c nze kne ors d ha known TAE c d no honort wa r y,t Cou tfnds t t Ke i w houl ve oul t he rant he r i ha s ng ou t em a lw ih t a t che w a r nt doc e s c d s f c e l s a e a cl i f endi t he i t he ta d r a y um nt oul uf i i nty t t a m or mir pr e ai n.Ac di y,t Cour fnds t tdim isng t c am s a t s sa i not se es nt to cor ngl he ti ha s s i he l i t hi t ge s appr i e. oprat l a ton,heheghtne pla ngsa r ofRul 9( a i t cli f n ddii t i e d e di tndad e b) ppleso ams orbot ne i nt h glge a fa ul nt m i r pr s a i nd r ud e s e e ent t on. Re r atonal D e i (7Cons . l . v W is Janne El t r ce i s gn f t nc . s , y, s ne As o ,I .867F.Su 2d 1 1 ( D. a.Sept20, 1 ( glge mirpr e ai ; s c. nc, pp. 234, 241 S. Fl . 201 ) ne i nt se esntton) - 10- Bonia Vil Con As ',I .v EmpieI m.I .Co. No. 21887- V- TZ,201 W L t las do. s n nc . r nde ns , 09Cl SEl 0 25 763,* ( D. a.J 23,201 (rudul mirpr e ai .Tocompl wihRul 9( , 41 4 S. Fl une 0) fa ent se esntton) y t e b) Pl i ifm us a l ge: a ntf t le ( )prcieywha sae nt weemadei wha doc nt ororl 1 e sl t ttme s r n t ume s a rp e e tto so wh t miso we ema e ( ) h tmea plc e r s nain r a o sins r d ,2 t e i nd a e ofea hs hsae nta t pe s r ponsbl f maki ( i c uc ttme nd he ron es i e or ng or n t c s o o sins no ma ig sme ( )t e c n e to s c he a e f miso , t kn ) n , 3 h o tn f u h sae nt a t ma ri whiht mildt pli if a ( ttme s nd he nne n c hey se he antf, nd 4) wha t def nda sobt i d a ac e t he e nt ane s ons quenc oft fa e he r ud. Gar i v Sant MaraRe or,l .528F.Supp. 1 1 ( D. a. ca . a i s t nc, 2d 283, 294 S. Fl 2007) TheCou tfnds . r i t Pli ifha s ts dt r rme sofRul 9( . ai ifhasi ntfe t c he antf s aife he equie nt e b)Pl ntf de iid he ommuniai c tons r ga di t wa r nt a t da ean t pe s r ponsbl f pr di t warant t r . e r ng he ra y nd he t d he r on es i e or ovi ng he r y e ms Pl i ifas i caest t r Damga d-ve s wa m il i obelevi antf lo ndi t ha M . ar l r on s sed nt i nghehadas i wara y, old r nt a t tt ne outt be f s . Asar ul oft sa e e s Def nda obt i d t s e oft nd ha ur d o ale es t he tt m nt, e nt ane he al he arr t Acc di y,heCour fndst s algai s fcintt s tsyRul 9( . icaf. or ngl t t i he e le tons ufi e o aif e b) 1. Fr audul Conc al ent e ment Pl i ifaleg t tDim ond f ie t dicl eTAE' snancal antf l es ha a al d o s os S i condii a Def nda ' ton nd e nts s i knowl eoft tst tongi srs t ac eofa ton f fa entc uperor edg ha iua i ve ie o aus c i or r udul once l e .For am nt Pli tf t pr ry a lgeû upe i knowldge,'ti no s fc e t alegeDim o st upe i a n if o ope l le s ror s e 'i s t ufi i nt o l a nd' t ror s a t lknowldge' Se Ta orv Ame ianHondaMot Co.I .555F.Supp. 64- ( . cua e ' e yl . rc . or , nc, 59, 65 M D. Fl 1 .l Ta or t Cour sae a. 982) n yl ,he t ttd: I nabs nc ofafduci r e a i hi m e enon- s os leofm a e i l e e i a yr l tons p, r di cl tr t ra f c s i a a m ' l h t a a ton i or na iy no a tonabl a t n n r s engt r ns c i s di r l t c i e m i r pr e a i unl s s e a tt c ort i k hasbe e pl d t s e es nt ton e s om r ii e rc en m oye o pr ve t r pr e e fom m a ng f rheri pe nti r e nt he e es nte r ki u t nde nde nquiy, t hough non- s l ur ofm a e i f c sm ay be f a di c os e t ral a t r udul ntw her t e e he - 11- o he pa t doesnotha a e lo t r ry ve n qua pporuniyt bec t t o ome a aie ppr s d oft f c s he a t . Ta or 555F. pp. t64.û orda1w addii ly c r ac am a wih knowl yl , Su a i i a Fl tona l ha ges l i nt t edgeofal f t 1 ac s t t c dha la nedt oughdii nt nquiy. 1 Def nt gue t tPl ntf saleg tons ha he oul ve e r hr lge i r ' d. enda ar s ha ai if l a i ' f i t e tbls t ti wasuna et la n ofTAE' fna i saust ough dii i r The al o sa ih ha t bl o e r S i ncal t t hr lgent nquiy. Co ta e t tPl ntf ha not s fci nty pl t t i di not ha a eq l o ur gr es ha ai i f s uf i e l ed ha t d ve n ua ppor uniy t t t o be ome a a s d oft f c s c ppr ie he a t . TheCour i perua d b Pl i ifsr inc on Rame v Chas br Consr Co. 1 So. t s s de y antf ela e l. e ook t. , 35 2d876,8 ( a 2dDCA1 ) l Rame,heFl i c tde iidas onde epton.l s i 82 F1. 961. n lt orda our i ntfe ec xc i t ad: A not e e i t t a her xc pton o he bove r l i t t e f c t te n t u e s o he f e t ha ve hough a pa t t a t a a ton ow e no dut t di c os f c s w ihi hi ry o r ns c i s y o sl e at t n s know l , or t ans e i r e r pe tng s h f t , i he edge o w r nquii s es c i uc ac s f undera t do s hemus dicl et whol tu h. tkes o o t s os he e rt Rame,1 So.2d a 88 n t sc e t Pli ifalege t tb pr vi ngt t r soft l 35 t 2.l hi as , he antf l s ha y o di he e m he wa r nt and no i c tng t sausoft wa r nt , f nda f a e l conc ald t t ra y t ndia i he t t he ra or De e nt r udul nty e e ha TAE ma no beabl t honort t r sofs i wa r y. Ac or ngl t Cour denist y t eo he e m a d rant c di y, he t e he moto t dimist scli . i n o s s hi am D .lm properParty Pl ntf i atu tc pa whos s ebe i i r i M r Damga d-ver e Fe r l ai if s r s om ny, e ol nefc a y s . ar l s n. de a Rul ofCi lPr e e 1 pr vi st ttg na tonmus bepr e utd i t na oft ral e vi oc dur 7 o de ha lal ci t os c e n he me he e pat i itr s. l alwst tu teo a e p e stu t t s wi u j ii t ep ro f r ry n ne et' t l ' o 1 r se f n x rs r s' o ue t t onng h e s n o a ' ho whos be ttt aci i br e nei he ton s ought d. Ci P.1 1( .Hee t Tr ti t c re .Fe R. v. 7()E) r, he us s he u rnt o ne oft aic af. w r he r r t - 12- Flrd Sauej7 60 1 4 )v sstetu teo atu t t tea t o i t çpjo e ue o ia ttt 3 .8 623 e t h r se f r s wih h u h rt o ç r s c t y g orde e i l ng a a s a a ton, cam o j d ca p o e d n i a yj rs ito t p oe t f nd, nc udi ppe l , n c i li r u iil r c e i g n n u idcin o r tc tu tpr ry ort tuse i t pe f r s ope t he r t e n he ronuanc f t tuse sdute .' 736. 1 23) Fl.Stt e o he r te' is ' j 08 64 , a a . Pl i if i t sc s i t tus is f The Cour gr st m o i t dimi son t sis a antf, n hi a e, s he r t tel. t ant he ton o s s hi s ue nd pr desPl ntf lavet a e t c ovi ai if e o m nd he ompli t namet pr ant o he operpa t ry .V DONE AND ORDERED i Cha n mber a M im i Fl i ,t s s t a , orda hi FEDE da ofM a 201 y y, 3. . O REN O UNI T: TATESDI CTJ STRI UDGE Copi spr de t e ovi d o: Couns ofRe r el co d - 13-
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