Coney et al v. Copeland Holdings, LLC, No. 9:2016cv81913 - Document 36 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER GRANTING THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT I AND COUNT II OF THE THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFF, CH SECURITY SERVICES, LLC'S THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW: granting without prejudice 30 Motion to Dismiss and for CH to to file an amended Third Party Complaint. Deadline to amend Third Party Complaint is extended to on or before July 14, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 6/28/2017. (kza)
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I M O TI N .R ESPO N SE.A ND R EPLY O EM S ma str eag me t i i M o int Dimis( 3 1 Frt EM S camsta ke l e r u ns n t to o s s DE 0 . is, l s li h t Count1oft Thid Pa t Compli ,Con r c ua l m niy,m us be dim is bec us i i he r ry ant ta t l nde t t s s ed a e t s b s do a ilg bea di o lt a r e n . g 3 , 5 . Ac o dn t EM S, Se u i a e n n l i l n nc mp ee g e me t DE 0 p. ) c r ig o e CH c rt y Se vc pr de EM S a ilgi e c r ies ovi d n le bl opy of t Se urt Gua d Se vies Agr e e he c iy r r c e m nt (ç e me ' u whih CH' cl msa ebas I EM Saloase t t tt Agre nti C e nt' pon c Agr ) s ai r ed. d. s s rs ha he e me s i ncomplt asi begi wih t ge2'oft doc e . 1 Furhe ,EM S c e t tahe i e e, t ns t i pa ' he um nt d. t r ont nds ha rt r quese abet rve son oft Ag ee e td te r i he r mentfom CH ' c r s ouns l EM S wass nta a e m e wih e, e n gr e nt t ac mpltl dfee tn e iiainp o iint nt eAg e me t is p o ie t EM S. ( o eey ifr n id mn fc to r vso ha h re n frt r vd d o DE 30,p.61 Theef e,EM S r ss t t t Cour dimis t pori of t Thid Pa t . r or eque t ha he t s s he ton he r ry Compli pr di a e upon t Agr eme , whih i Count I conta t l I mniy. f ant e c t d he e nt c s r c ua nde t #. Se ond,EM S a gue t tCountIoft Thid Pary Compli mus be dim is bec us CH c r s ha he r t ant t s s ed a e f ie t plad gr a ld o e oundsf e il men t c r t li mnii ton. 1 EM S cai st tCH or ntte t o ontac ua nde fcai d. l m ha df l t pl a orc t t a pr s on i t Se vi e Cont a tw hi h e de st tEM S ha any daied o e d ie o ny ovi i n he r c rc c vi nce ha d dute i r r t hii guar or e t bls ng s curt pr dur ' whi h w e e t ne i nc i s n ega d o rng ds s a i hi e iy oce e, ' c r he glge e alegai i Plitfs'Compli . ( 30,p.7 . Ac or ng t EM S,CH' cai t tEM S l tons n anif ant DE 1 c di o s l m ha f l d t pr vi s c iy s r i es i not e aie o o de e ur t e v c s nough t pl d a br a h of t w a r nte or o ea ny e c he r a i s rp e e tto si t Ag e me t ( 3 p 7 8 . Th r f r, S aksta t eCo r d s s e r s nain n he re n . DE 0, p. - 1 ee o e EM s h t h u t imis Co n l fteThr Pa t Co litf rfiu et saeac u eo a to . ( 3 , . ) Thid u t o h id ry mp an o al r o tt a s f ci n DE 0 p 8 . r , EM S a s rst tCo 1 oft Thid Pa t Compli ,Comm on La I mniy, houl alo be s e t ha unt 1 he r ry ant w nde t s d s dim is f f l et s aeac us ofa ton. 1 EM S c am st tCH (f ie t pr pe l pl d s s ed or aiur o t t a e c i d. l i ha ia ld o o ry ea t r uie eeme st s t i a c us ofa ton f rc mon l i he eq r d l nt o usan a e c i o om aw ndemnii ton.' f EM S tcai ' #. alg sta i c n o b wh lya fut o Plitfs ij re b c us t i ij re weec us db l e h t t a n t e o l t a lf r an if 'nu is e a e her n u is r a e y e no pa t pa r who a lgedl a t ke Pli if n- ry tons le y tac d antfs. The ef e EM S a ks t Cour t r or , s he to dimisCo 1 oft ThidPa t Compl nt ( 3 p.9) s s unt 1 he r ry ai . DE 0, . I isRe p n e g 3 1 CH S c rt S l c scamst a EM S' M oin t Dimis n t s o s DE 2 , e u i ewie li h t y S to o s s s o l b d nid b c u e i a g me t ae wi u mei. ( 3 p.2 . Ac o dng t CH, h ud e e e e a s t r u n s r t t rt DE 2, ) c r i o s ho wrten i tu e t ar notr quie t be at che t a pa t spl di a f iur t a tc t a it nsr m n s e e rd o ta d o ry' ea ng nd a l e o ta h o pe d n awrt n isnl n s e u o i n tg o n f rds sa. ( 3 ,p 5 . CH as la i g it n t me t u d p n s o r u ds o imis l DE 2 . j e lo a s rst ti ha s tf t as t nd pl n sa e ntde onsr i t i i e il t c r c ua s e t ha t s e orh hor a ai tt me m tatng hat t s ntted o onta t l i m niy fom EM S bas d u t Agr eme a t a t ofne i ncealege by Pli ifi nde t r e pon he e nt nd he c s glge l d a ntf n ti Co lit ( 3 , 7 . Fial, a s rsta EM S' ag me tha i c n o b wh l h s mp an . DE 2 p. ) n ly CH s e t h t S r u n t tt a n t e ol y a f utfrPlitfs ijlisi wih u mei b c u eapat wh n gie ty fist p o ie t a l o anif' nt e s t o t rt e a s r ry o e lg nl al o r vd r a ona e s c iy mea ur s t r uc la lt cn e s bl e urt s e o ed e i biiy nnotc am i i wihoutf ul be us ofa li t s t a t ca e n itnina itr e ig tr. ( 3 ,p8 . Theeo e CH ag e ta i p o e l sae acam n e t l ne v nn o t DE 2 .) o r fr , r u s h t t r p ry ttd li f c or omm on lw i m nii a i a nde fc ton. 1 CH r s st tt Cour de t M o i d. eque t ha he t ny he ton. f #. EM SfldaRe y( 3 ) li n t a CH i rq rdt p o ieiwihalgbec p o ie pl DE 3 camig h t s e uie o r vd t t e i l o y f t Agre nt ( 33,p.2) EM S as cai t t CH lald t pl d is gounds f he e me . DE . lo l ms ha d ie o ea t r f or e il me t i m niy ors iy whih wa r nte ordutesEM S br a d a woul e il ntte nt o nde t pec f c r a is i e che nd d ntte CH t i m ni i a i ' 1 Acc di t EM S, CH m us pl d w ha c o nde fc ton. d. ' or ng o t ea t ondii ns i t to n he 4 id mnt ca s h veo c re wh c wo l e tteCH t r le . g 3 , 3 . Fial, S n e iy lu e a c u rd ih u d n il o eif DE 3 p. ) n l EM y c t ndst tc on e ha omm on 1w i m niyca onl bea i whe et la lt oft pe s s eki a nde t n y ppled r he i biiy he r on e ng i mniy i s el c tu tve o derva i and onl ag ns who,be us ofhi a t ha c us d nde t s ol y onsr c i r i tve y ai t ca e s c, s a e s c c n tu tv o d rv tv l bii t b i os d ( 3 p 4) Ac o dngt EM S CH u h o sr cie r ei ai e i l y o e mp e . DE 3, . . c r i o a t , c l ts o t a EM Si s ll a futf rPli tfs ij re . I amo h w h t s o ey t a l o anif'n u is d. 11 1. LEG A L STAN D A RD Fe e a Rueo Ci lP o e t e8 a( )r q ie So l as o t ndp an sae n o t e d rl l f vi r c dl ()2 e ur s t n y h r a li ttme t f h r s cai s l m howi t tt plade i e ild t r i , i or rt i ve t de enda f rnotc of ng ha he e r s ntte o elef' n de o gi he f nt ai ie wha t ... am i a t gr t he cli s nd he oundsu whih i r t .' Bel AtantcCor v Twombl 55 pon c t ess'' l l i p. . y, 0 U. 5 555( S. 44, 2007)( i Conlyv Gi on, U. 41 47( 957). 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The pr vii i t ne Ag e m e i o son n he w r e nt s e il S nde niy' a r a :f ntted t m t ' nd e ds % l compa wili mniy CH a Owne fom mico uc o ny l nde f nd rr s nd t r wilulm ic lf s onduc on t pa toft Com pa s e oye ora nt ,i l ng Subc r c or t he r he ny' mpl es ge s ncudi onta t s a dS b s b o ta tr,fa y' ( 3 , 3 1 Th rf r ,tsu la wh c Ag e me tCH i n u -u c nr co s i n . DE 0 p. 5 . ee o e ii nce r ih r e n ' s r l ng o a a ba i f t a l ga i i is Thi d Pa t Com pl i . e yi n s s s or he le tons n t r ry a nt Fe r lRul ofCi lPr dlr 8()pr dest tapl di t tsae acli f r i de a e vi oce ze a ovi ha ea ng ha tts am or elef m us c ai a ong ot t ngs ça s t a pl n s a e e of t c a m s i t t t t ont n, m her hi , û hor nd ai t t m nt he l i how ng ha he pl de i e ild t rle . Fe R.Ci P.8a( . Alhoug t ei no rquieme t ta ea r s ntte o eif' d. ' v. 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DE ' 30,p.201 . l CountI of t Thid Pa t Com pl nt CH al ge t t t S ha a dut unde t n he r ry ai , le s ha S EM d y r he Se u iyGu r Sevc sAg e me t op o d s c rt sr ie a t eRe tt a t' ( 8 p. , c rt ad r ie re n t r vie e u iy e vc s t h sal n . DE , 6 ! r ' 9 . F rh r CH camst tS i e tt d t c nr cua id mn fc to fo EM S f ra y ) u te , li ha t s nil o o ta t l n e iiain r m CH e o n la lt a s s d a ns i a i i f om , i e a i a l ac s of ne i nce g os ne i nc i biiy s es e gai t t r s ng ' r nt r la, l t glge , r s glge e, i e i na m i c nt nto l s onduc o w il ulm i c uc i conne ton w ih i pr di s curt s r i e t t r lf s ond t n ci t t ovi ng e iy e v c s o t Re tur t' ( 8,p.6,! 1 . Thus CH a srst ttl asd upon t Sec iy Guar he sa an . DE ' 21 , se t ha çbj e he urt d 7 Se vce Agr e e a t a t ofneglge ealege i t Pl n if 'Co pl nt CH i e il d r i s e m nt nd he c s i nc l d n he aitfs m ai , s ntte t c nrcua i d mn fc to fo EM S' ( 8 p. ! 1 1 o o ta t l n e ii ai n r m . DE , 6, 4 . ' Howe ,CH does notexplcty al ge i t Thid Pa t Com pl ntt tEM S a t ver i il le n he r ry ai ha ced ne i ntyi a wa i or f t l mniypr so i t Agreme t a y. ç( cou t glge l n ny y n der or he nde t oviin n he e nt o ppl $A) r c i i amotont dim isc n c onsderng i o s s a hoos t be nby i ntf ngpl a ngst tbe us t a e e o gi de iyi e di ha, ca e hey r no mor t n c usons ar noten ild t t as umpton oftu h. W hiel ga c usonsca e ha oncl i , e tte o he s i rt l e l oncl i n pr det fa e k ofac pl nt t y mus be s ovi he r m wor om ai , he t uppore by f t lalegai .' Alhough td acua l tons' t CH i i i t Thid Pa t Compl i t tEM S wasneglge i f ii t pr de s cziy mples n he r ry ant ha i nt n alng o ovi e lrt s r i e ,CH m a does notm a a f t a l ga i t s e vc s kes ke ny ac ual le tons o uppor t s c a m . The e or ,t t hi l i r f e he Cour fndst tCH f l t sa e a s tcintcli f co r c uali mnii ton a CountI t i ha aied o tt ufi e a m or nta t nde fca i nd s o l b d s se wi ou prj dief rCH t fl a a n e Thid Pa t Co an . Ths h ud e imisd t t eu c o h o i n me d d r ry mpli t i e wilalo alow CH t atac a c r c a l bl c oft A g ee e i i s ng u l s l o t h or e t nd egi e opy he r m nt t s ui pon,whih c wilai t pari and t Cour. l d he tes he t #. Cou I- comm on LJw I m ni nt l nde t y k r i a t pa tt tt pr i on a c am f i mniy unde t comm on 1w of ' e s wo- r es o eval The l i or nde t r he a Fl rda. t r t t pa t s e ng i oi Fis, he ry e ki ndemnii a i mus bewihoutf t a isla lt m us be fc ton t t aul, nd t ibiiy t via i a s ey f t wr ofa he . Sec c rous nd oll or he ong not r ond,i mnii ton ca onl c nde fca i n y ome fo a rm Pat who wasa f t'' Foly v.fuse ,249F. 1 1 1 ( 1hCi.2001 ( i Dade ry t aul.' e tr 3d 28 , 288 1 t r ) quotng Cl. S h Bd v Ra i Sa in WQBA, 7 1 S 2 6 8 6 2 ( a 1 9 ). Fo v c ro s y c . . . do tto 3 o.d 3 , 4 Fl. 9 9 ) r iai u , c t u tve de i tve,ortchni lla lt t e s,açs ci r a i hi 'mus e s bewe n onsr c i , rva i e ca ibiiy o xit tpe al eltons p' t xit t e t pa tes Dade C@.Sc Bd. 7 So. a 642. he ri . h. , 31 2d t I t Thid Pa t Co pl nt CH a l ge t ti w asw ihoutf ul a t Pl i if 'a l ge n he r ry m ai , le d ha t t a t s o a ntf s le d ij re b c u ei h dn k o e g o b le t a EM S wo dp ro m iss r ie ne lg nl o nu is e a s t a o n wld e r eif h t ul ef r t e vc s gi e ty r 8 i awa t c u ed ma e ( 8 p 7 ! 2 ,21,t tEM S wa wh ly a futf rPlitfs n y o a s a g s DE , . , 0 ) ha s o l t a l o an if' alg dij re b c us i wa s p o e t b p o dn s c rt s r ie a W ateHo eSo e# le e nu is e a e t s u p s d o e r viig e u i e vc s t f y l us tr 258( 8,p. ! 1 22) t tt r wa as ca r ai hi bewe n CH andEM Sbec us of DE 7, ! 9, ,ha he e s pe il eltons p t e a e teAg e me t o EM St p o iesc rt s r ie t W afeHo s S o e# 5 ( 8 p. , 1 ) h re n fr o r vd e u i e vc s o fl u e t r 2 8 DE , 7 ! 7 , y a t ta la lt ofCH i Ss ey vi rous c tuci ,de i tve ort hniala bas d nd ha ny i biiy s dol l ca i , onsr tve rvai , ec c nd e u o a t o o sinso EM S'DE 8 p. , 2 ) p n cs r miso f '( , 7 ! 3 . Ac o dn t EM S ith r aea d t n l l g to i t eu d ryn c mpan dr ce c r ig o ,d l ee r d ii a al ains n h n el ig o li t ie td l o e t CH t tae c mpeey u r ltd t EM S S rlto h p wi CH. ( 3 ,p.4 . Th o ha r o lt l n eae o ' eains i t h ' DE 3 ' 1 e Agr me bewe CH a EM S saest tEM S wa r t i by CH t o pr vi s cziy gua d ee nt t en nd t t ha s e aned ' o de e lrt t r s r c t c ran ofisunisi Fol La r l FL'a S e vies o e ti t t n 4 ude dae, ' nd t makes c et pr ri ope a e by e ur he ope tes r t d ( ate Ho s )a d t p o t rs o d t r q sso ( a te Ho e a d CH r g r i te W f l u e n o r mpl e p n o e uet f W f y l us q n e adng h s c rn ofte p o e t i a c r a c wi te tr o t s Ag e me t' ( 3 ,p.1 j e u ig h r p ry n c o d n e t h ems f hi re n . DE 0 h ' 8. Plitfs alg ,i terCo an ( 1,t a CH wa n gie ta d b e c e i d t of an if le e n h i mplit DE j h t s e l n n ra h d t uy g s r a ona ec r b nmo ot rt ngs f lngt e oyade e y tane e pl es f lngt e s bl a e y, ng he hi , aii o mpl quatl r i d m oye , aii o e tbls ore or i e nalpr e e a s f r t pr e ti t esfom c i nala s ul, sa ih nf ce ntr oc dur s nd a egua ds o ot c nvie r rmi s a t f ii t pr ry s r e a hie e oye who we e c r d wih t r ponsbiiy of alng o ope l c e n nd r mpl es r ha ge t he es i lt pr di s curt a f ii t e tore or epolc e a pr edur st as es s urt ne ds ovi ng e iy, nd alng o nac nf c ii s nd oc e o s s ec iy e oft pr pet onano ngbass Compl DE 1 1 p. ! 1 he o ry ngoi i. . - , 5, 2. EM S i c r c t t r ar a tona alega i i t unde l ng Co pl ntf whi s ore t hat he e e ddii l l tons n he ryi m ai or ch CH m a ha be n neglg tora f ul. C y ve e i en ta t i comm on 1w i m niy thi t e iel sfom o a nde t s hs he ntr os r ne who,alhough wihouta tve neglge e or f ul,ha be o i td t pay,bec us of s t t ci i nc a t s en blgae o a e ome vi a i , c t c i derva i or t hni a la lt t a he w ho s d bea t c t c rous ons nz tve, i tve, ec c l i biiy, o not r houl r he os s bec us i w a t l t ' wr doi f whi h t f nne i hel la e.' Ze ge Cr a e t s he ater s ong ng or c he o r s d i bl '' i r ane 9 Re tl,l c v Do beW I d s,1 S 3 9 7 91 ( a 4 h DCA 20 9 (uoig Ho d i e nas n . . u l n u . 6 o.d 0 , 1 F1. t 0 ) q tn u al l I .l .v Edwar ,374 So. 490,493( a.1 ) Howe ,CH hasnotma s fce ndus, nc . ds 2d Fl 979). ver de ufiint ale tonst s lga i o how t tisla lt i s e y vi ro orde i tve f t wr ha t ibiiy s oll ca i us rva i or he ongdoi ofEM S. ng Se M e zGa ci v.Gal i Cor , :8:0- 788- 24- ,2011W L 5358658 *6( . e nde - r a u e p.No. 1 cv- T- EAJ , M D. Fl 2011. a. ) Ther f e t Cour fnds t t CH f l t sae a s tcint cli f c e or , he ti ha aied o tt ufi e a m or omm on 1w a id mn fc to a wela d Co n 1 s o l b d s s e wih u p eu ie f rCH t fl a n e iiain s l n u t 1 h u d e imis d t o t rj dc o o ie n ame d Thid Pa t Com pl nt nde r ry ai . V. C O N CL USI N O I lg oft f egoi Thid- t De e ntsM oton t Dim isCountIa Count1 n i ht he or ng, r pary f nda ' i o s s nd 1 ofThid Pa t Pli if CH Sec iy Se vce ,LLC' Thid Pa t Compl i a l or a e r ry antf , urt r i s S r ry ant nd nc por t d M e r n u o La ( 3 ji GRANTED W I mo a d m f w DE 0 s THOUT PREJ CE f rCH t fl a UDI o oi n e a nded Thid Pa t Compl i . me r ry ant I lghtoft J 30,201 de i t a e pl a ngsi t unde sgned' Sc ulng n i he une 7 adlne o m nd e di n he ri s hed i Or e g 3 ) t eCo r wile tndt d a ln t a ndt Thr Pa t Co litt o o d r DE 5 , h u t l xe he e die o me he id ry mp an o n r be or J y 1 201 Al oh rd a l e i t Co r' S he ui gOr e ( 35 wi rman f e ul 4, 7. l te e di s n he u ts c d ln d r DE q l e i n l t s m e. he a DONE AND ORDERED i Cha n mber a W es Pam Bea h, l Be h Cot y,Fl i st t l c Pa m ac mt orda, d- f u e 7. t s A f a o J n , 201 hi y * m W I A M M A TH EW M A N LLI U nie St t s M a s r t J td ae gi t a e udge 10
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