-RAM Kroshus et al v. United States of America, et al, No. 3:2009cv00713 - Document 272 (D. Nev. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER GRANTING 223 Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination and Dismissal of Claims re 267 Proposed Order Submission, filed by Greater Nevada Builders. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr on 8/4/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KO)
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* ' Case 3: cvO9- O0713LDG RAM Docum ent267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 1 of7 ' l ed 03/ 1 1 ' 1 N . , . FIED L 1 Cl on P.Br ,Esq.( ayt ust SNB 5234) M ar G .Si ons,Esq.( k m SBN 6 132) 2 ROBI SON,BELAUSTEGUI SHARP & LOW , 7 1 W ashi on Str ngt eet va Reno: Ne da 89503 3 4 5 6 RECEI D VE ETRD NEE S V DoN ER E C N E/ R ISOFR C R OU S LP TE E O D A AtC t5 2 1 l l C1 t e:( el 775)329- 51 31 Fax:( 775)329. 7941 CL RKUSDS RC R E IT ITCOU T DITRI OFNE S CT VADA At or t neys f Def or endant s Gr erNevada Buider and eat l s St even F.Cam poy B: y XF. Iw J 7 8 9 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT 1 0 DI STRI OF NEVADA CT l1 1 2 . l 3 1 4 15 1 6 1 7 1g 1 9 -RAM Kroshus et al v. United States of America, et al 20 21 22 23 2 4 25 26 27 zs . JUDY KRO SHUS,BI A DA M SON;SHA RON LL A DA M SON ;PA NFI O ' L- A GUI A R; DO NNA L Z PHI L A GUI LAR;A I TECH HEATI & A I a Di si R NG R, vi on of Spr i Hom es;JEM M EL ALM ARI ; ackl n Y O CASE NO . 3: cv- 3 09- 71 LORI LLEE BA BCO CK;THO M A S BA I E;AM ANDA LI BA I E;THOM AS and A M A NDA BAI E, LI LI i vi l and on behal of t r m i chid, ndi dualy f hei nor l ELI ZABETH BAI E;JOHN BECK;COLEEN BECK; LI JOHN and CO LLEN BECK,i vi l an on ndi dual y d behal of t r m i chid,SEANDRA BECK; f hei nor l BENNAFI I T NVESTM ENTS;DENNI BLAI S R; BEVERLY BLAI W I A M BO RRELLI RACI R; LLI ; NE BRA DY- A RTI M NEZ;STEV E BRO NAUGH; JENNI FER BRO NAUG H;STEVE and JENNI FER BRONA UGH , i vi l and on behal of thei ndi dualy f r m i chid,STERLI BRO NA UG H;M A RK CARR; nor l NG JO HN CAULK; M ARTI Q UE CAULK;JOHN and NI M ARTI Q UE CA ULK,i vi l and on behal NI ndi dual y f Doc. 272 oft rmi c l en,JARED HI CAULK, hei nor hi dr RES JOHN HI RES CAULK and TAYLOR HI CAULK; RES SCOTT CHAPM AN;JANET CHAPM AN;EVERE U A.CI O;TOM W .COOK,I;KATHLEEN M . RI I COOK;JAMES CRUTCHER;BRANDY CRUTCHEq; JAM ES and BRA NDY CRUTCHER,i vi l a ndi dual nd y on behal ofthei m i chidr JA KE f r nor l en, CRUTCHER and M ACKI NNON CRUTCHER; ANGELA and W I AM T.DANI i vi l LLI EL, ndi dualy and on behal of t r m i chidr JULI NNA f hei nor l en, A DANI and V ANCE DA NI DOUG L S D . EL EL; A DAVI RAM O NA DAV I W I A M K.DAVI S; S; LLI S; DI ANNE R.DA VI i vi l and on behal of S, ndi dualy f Dockets.Justia.com ORDER GRA NTI M OTI FOR NG ON GOOD FAI SEU LEM ENT TH DETERM I NATI A ND DI I ON SM SSAL oF CLAI S M ' ' Case 3: cv09- 00713LDG RAM Docum ent267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 2 of7 l ed 03/ l 2 3 4 thei m i chid:FELI A R.DAVI J.W ENDELL r nor l CI S; DAV I LO RRAI C. DAV I PAM EL M .D I S; NE S; A ERR; JOHN E. DO HM ;DONNA L.DO HM ;PA TRI CK DOYLE; LO RIDOYLE; PATRI and LORIDOYLE, CK i di dual an on behal of t r m i chi en, n vi l d y f hei nor l dr JOSHUA DO YLE and TANNA DO YLE;SHERRE GO NZALES;JEREM Y G OU LI W A RREN GRAY; EB; 5 BARBARA GRAY;DARYL R.GROV ER,JR. ; 6 DARYL R.GROVER,JR. i vi l and on , ndi dualy behal of hi m i chi PATRI G RO VER; f s nor l d CK RI CHARD HA RG ETT;LI NDA HARGETT; RO SEM A RY HI NS;ROLF G . HO DA PP; GGI 1 8 9 MI CHAELA.HUMPHRE Kl JAQES;MI Y; M CHAEL JONES; KI TA JO NES;M A NFRED JURG EI LI T; JEANI JURGEI L E T; YNN KANTOR;DAN KANTO/; LI NDA KA NTOR;BRANDO N KNAPP;TRACY 1 ) KNAPP;JUSTI KNOX ;CHERI KNOX;JUSTI ( N E N and CHERI KNOX,i vi l and on behal of E ndi dualy f 11 t rm i chi CO RA KNOX; PHI P KNOX; hei nor l d, LI SUZA NNE KNOX ;JULI LANE;DAN LAW SO N; E 1 2 LORRA I LAW SO N;LESLI LEVERET;ESTHER NE E LEVI JO HN LI NE; NDENM EI LEO LI ER; NDENM EI ER; 1 3 NANCY LI NDEN M EI LEZLI M . LUCAS;JASON ER; E 1 4 E.M ARI CH; DAV I C.M A RSHA LL; LEROY D M ARX ;LERO Y M ARX,i vi l and on behal ndi dualy f 15 of hi m i chid,DESTI M ARX;M ELANI s nor l NY E M CADAM ;HI RY M CA DA M ;RO BERT LLA 1 6 M CA DAM ;W ESLEY M CKNI GHT;KATHLEEN M CKNI HT;GA RY R.M EI G KLE;CA RM EN M EI KLE; 1 7 L RRY M EI A KLE;TERRIM EI KLE;RI CHA RD M EPPEN; FRED M ESI BETTY M ESI ERI M ESI ; ; C ; 1 8 DENNI M ORELL ;M ARCI M O RELLI DI S I A ; ANNE 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 MORSE;BRUCE E.NAGEL;JEANNETTE M . NAG EL;JOSEPH NEFF;M EL SSA NEFF;JO SEPH I and M ELI SSA N EFF. i vi l a on behal of ndi dual nd y f t rm i chidr SEAN R.NEFF and KATELYN hei nor l en: NEFF;A DRI NORI ; M A RY NORI AN EGA EGA ; A DRI N and M ARY NORI A,i vi l and on A EG ndi dualy behal ofl rm i chidr A SA NO RI f hei nor l en, EGA, ADRI NA NORI A EGA ,A NDREW NORI EGA and AUSTI NO RI A;TRAV I PATTEBSO N; N EG S JENNI FER PAU ERSON; BRI N PEAVEY; A CRI NA PEREZ;CHA RLES J.PRESNELL; STI RUSSELL L.PUC KETT; PABLO QUI NTERO ;PABLO OD I NTERO and JEM M ELY ALM A RI ,i vi l O ndi dualy and on behal of t rm i chi en,JEM A DREA f hei nor l dr QUI NTERO ,JESSA L QUI YN NTERO and PABLO F. QUI NTERO ,JR. JAM ES REED;TERESA REED; ; JAM ES and TERESA REED,i vi l and on ndi dualy 28 2- . . ' Case 3: cv09- 0O713LDG RAM Docum ent267 1 2 3 4 j 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 3 14 1 5 1 6 17 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 behal of thei m i chidr JULI REED and f r nor l en, AN A LEXI REED;BERT REI S NSM A ;PATRI A CI REI NSM A;JESUS RO DRI GUEZ;M ONI CA RODRI UEZ; JESUS RO DRI G GUEZ and M O NI CA RODRI UEZ , i vi l and on behal ofthei G ndi dualy f r m i cbidr JESUS RO DRI UEZ,JR. JO SUE nor l en, G , RODRI UEZ.LI RODRI G BNI GUEZ,SI A RI ROD RI UEZ;FRA NK ROGERS;JUDI RO GERS; G TH LUI M .ROJA S;G LO RI M .ROJA S;LUI J. S A S ROJA S;PATRI A A. ROJAS;GA RY RO M A ;H. CI LANE RO SE, I;DEBO RAH SUE RO SE; DAV I l D SHI ELDS;RHONDA SHI ELDS;DAV I SHI D ELDS. JR. DAV I SHI ; D ELDS,JR. i vi l and on ; ndi dualy behal of hi m i chid, ANNA LYSE HOPE f s nor l SHI ELDS;DANI SO L EL ACHE;BA RBA RA D. SPECCHI JOSEPH A .SPECCHI ,JR. O; O ; Fi 08/ 11 Page 3 of7 l ed 03/ . SPRACKLI HOMES;SPRACKLI N N CONSTRUCTI N;SPRA CKLI TI & STONE; O N LE SCOTT SPRA CKLI DENI SPRACKLI ; N; SE N W ESLEY STA LI ONS; M I STY STALI NS;W ESLEY O and M I STY STA L O NS,i vi l and on behal I ndi dua l y f of thei m i chid,A NG ELI B.STA LI NS; r nor l CA O RA NDA LL STA UBS;STEV I STA UBS; DAV I E D STEPHA N;LI NDA STEPHA N;DA VI and LI D NDA STEPHA N i vi l and on behaj of t r f hei y , ndi dual m i chi en,HA LEY STEPHAN and JOHN nor l dr STEPHA N;EDW A RD J.STEV ENS;CONNI E STEVENS;DEREK TA YL R;JENNI TA YLO R; O FER DEREK and JENNI TAYLO R,i vi l and FER ndi dualy on behal of thei m i chidr I BEL TAYLOR f r nor l en, SA and CONNO R TAYLO R;M I CHA EL TEETER; KI M THROCKM O RTON ;JI THRO CKM O RTO N; L M M I and JI THROCKM ORTO N,i vi l and on M ndi dualy behal oft r m i chidr Bj o BEAyo N and f hei nor l en u , KYLE THRO CKM O RTON ;DAVI M .TRI D PP; VI NI TRI JENNI RGI A PP; FER VAUGHA N;JENNI FER VA UGHA N.i vi l and on behal o herm i ndi dual y f f nor chidr TO M M Y HAYES and AUSTI l en, N VA UGHA N;W ES W .R.W ARN; RO LA I W A RN; NE BA RBARA W I N and ROBERT W I LSO LSON ,on behal ofthem sel and aI other per f ves I sons si iary siuated, m l l t Pl ntf s, ai if UNI TED STATES O F A M ERI ,DEPA RTM ENT O F CA THE I NTERI R thr O ough i BUREAU OF ts 28 3- - . Case 3: cvO9- 00713LDG RAM Docum ent267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 4 of7 l ed 03/ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 RECLA M ATI ON, M I PA CI C REGI N,CA RSON DFI O CI O FFI KEN SALAZA R, Secr y ofthe TY CE, etar l eror KENNETH PA RR,Diector ofthe Car nt i , r son Ciy Of ce of t Bur t fi he eau of Becl aton. am i TRUCKEE-CA RSO N I GA TI DI CT, RRI ON STRI DA VI P.O VERVO LD,CI OF FERNLEY, D TY CO UNTY O F LYON, CHRH, L ,GARY TD. HUTCHI NGS,RI CHA RD HUTCHI S,C. . NG A L. I ESTM ENT PROPERTI KI NV ES, NG ' . CONSTRUCTI CAL EI CH,DI ON, LRI NAH EI CH, LRI GREATER NEVA DA BUI LDERS,STEV EN F. CA M PO Y,CRI DEVELOPM ENT,I . V PO I SP NC , NT ENG I NEERI aka TC ENGI NG NEERI ,I , NG NC. M A RTI UG ALDE, RO BERT BI RT,M I N DA CHA EL BI RT, KEYSTONE REA L DA TY,REM A X REAL , TY JUDY ASHTO N,DAN A NDERSON ,LL REA LTY, and COLDW ELL BANKER ( nly,Nevadal Fer e ; 11 Def endant s. / 1 2 ' 1 3 1 4 ORDER GRANTI M OTI FO R GOO o FAj NG ON rs SETTLEM ENT DETERM I NATI A ND DI I ON SM SSAL O F CLAI S M 1 5 It Ls k l7 Bas on M oton m ade by Gr erNevada Buider and St ed i eat l s even F.Cam poy, i vi l and dba St ., ndi dual y even F.Cam poy Gener Cont act s,( l lvel zG NB,) by al r or col i y , ec . and t ough t rat or hr hei t neys,Hobi son,Bel l aus egui Shar & L .upon t paper and , p ow he s 1 8 pl ngs on fl i t s m at er and 1 hearng hel t eon,t Cour now ent s is eadi i n hi e t , he i d her he t er t 1 9 20 fn ngs off c s,c uson ofI a j m en as f l idi a t oncl i s aw nd udg t ol ows: 21 22 1. N . Thi case ars f om a br s ies r each oft Tr he uckee Canali L n yon Count y, evada on Januar 5,2008. y 23 2. Num er ous Com pl n' f Dam ages and num er cl m s w er fl i ai s or ous ai e ied n 24 25 St e and Feder Cours agai t varous par i i udi GNB i t varous cases at al t ns i tes, ncl ng n he i 26 r al t t Fer ey food of Januar 5, 2008. The par i t t s act on ar set el ed o he nl l y tes o hi i e 27 f t i t capton and have been i ii i the pl ngs on fl i t aboveorh n he i dentfed n eadi i n he e 28 d. Case 3: cv09- 00713LDG RAM Document267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 5 of7 l ed 03/ 1 2 3 captoned m at er i t . 3. Pl nt f s and var ous par i cl m t t ai if i tes ai hat hey suf er dam ages f ed r tng f om t food w at s t cam e f om t br esuli r he l er hat r he each oft Tr he uckee Canalon 4 5 6 Januar 5, 2008. y 4. Pl ntf s and varous pari alege t t Januar 5,2008 food i ai if i tes l hat he y l n 7 Fer ey w as due t t i nl o he nadequat m ai enance and oper i oft Canal am ong e nt aton he , 8 ot r her easons. 9 e' bat ' The f t as e tt tt e fl consequences w er 'exacer ed' y yrher s r ha h ood by t Ci of Fer ey and t Count of Lyon because of 'i entonali f er he ty nl he y 'nt i ndif ence' t 'o 1 0 ' 11 r rng & cont act s and bui s oft r dentalsubdi si t cons r equii he r or l der he esi i vi on o t uct 1 2 i r t uct e t w okl m i m i t dam age caused by foodi i t even!t nfas r ur hat ld ni ze he l ng n he he 1 3 food w at s ent ed t subdi si w her Pl ntf s' hom es w er I ed. l er er he vi on e ai if e ocat 1 4 . . 5. . bat Pl nt f s al asser t ai if so t hat t f ood consequences w er exacer ed by he l e 15 1 6 l7 1 'er or and om i ons' i const uct ng varous el ent i udi Rol ng he ' r s ssi ' n r i i em s, ncl ng l i ' M eadow s subdi si i pr vi on m ovem ent houses,Jenny' Lane cr ng and t s, s ossi he 1 e ucke'a W r lrRoad an W a W he ,co mit d by t De en t ,a 8 Kn l ' t ange d gon el m te he f dan s s 1 9 2( ) w el as alegatons ofm i epr ent i m ade on t s e of Roli M eadow s l l i sr es atons he al lng ' pr opertes. i 2l 6. 22 23 24 25 26 GNB has al sued num er so ous pari as i ii i t m ovi tes dentfed n he ng paper pl ngs and capt on. s, eadi i 7. Varous pari have sued GNB i t s and/ ot actons as i tes n hi or her i i ii i t m ovi paper , pl ngs,andr dentfed n he ng s eadi capton on t t i he heores ofneglgence, i i ' cont i i and i rbuton ndem niy. t 27 8. . ' I i aleged t ts l hat G NB w as 1 devel he oper and gener conl act of al r or 28 5- - . Case 3: cv09- O0713LDG RAM Docum ent267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 6 of7 l ed 03/ 1 Roli M eadow s,i ved i t Jenny' Lane cr ng and t ' lng nvol n he s ossi he ' Knuckl 'at e' 2 w r erRoad and W agon W heeland t GNB w as at I t par i l r angl hat eas tal esponsi e f y bl or 3 . al l eged def s i t Rolng M eadow s subdi si ect n he l i vi on. I i al aleged 'ha t s so l t t 4 m i epr ent i w er m ade w hen t Rolng M eadow s pr sr es atons e he l i oper i w er sol tes e d. 5 6 9. GNB cl m s i neverhad any actve r e as the devel ai l i ol operorgener al 7 cont acl of Roli M eadow s or t ot i pr r or lng he her m ovem ent and i ead w as si pl t s nst m y he 8 ho m e buider I i agr that G N B buit the houses i the devel ent. How ever l . ts eed l n opm , 9 l) ( 11 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 Pl nt f s and ot par i alege,despie G NB' posi i t t G N B di m or Ther ai if her tes l t S t on, ha d e. e ' i a di e as t w het G NB has any Iabiiy f Pl ntf s'dam ages. s sput o her i l or ai if t 10. An am i e gl cabl obalset l ent oft s m at çrhas been w açhed am ong tem hi t t Pl nt f s and m ost par i t t s cas he ai i f tes o hi e. 11. i l ovi y ha. l The Settem ent Agr ent essental pr des t tGNB shal l eem col i y pay t sum of $375, l vel ecl he 000. i exchange f a com plte r ease f om t 00 n or e el r he 1 6 1 7 18 1 9 20 i ant acton' nst i and aI pendi actons as Ist i GNB' M oton ForGood Faih I ng i i ed n S i t Set l ent De er i i tem t m naton. 12. . Neiher Gr erNevada Bui s norSt t eat l der even Cam poy had i ance nsur t h at w oul pr de cover d ovi age f any oft pendi actons. or he ng i 21 13. GNB has si fcanty I gnii l essened is busi 1 ness actvii and t i tes hus has no 22 23 24 of i ncom e, G NB' def S ense of l hese pendi act ons di i es t Im ied poolof ng i ss pat he i t 25 ' r egul sour ofi ar ce ncom e f om w hi t m ake any f ur paym ent W ihout a sour r ch o ut e s. t ce f unds avaiabl f set l ent oft l e or tem hese I suis. aw t 26 14. The am ountpai by GNB w i be al d l l l ocated t t Rondy cl pur o he ass suant 27 t cal atons t w hi G N B w as not i prvy, but t sum pai i i consi at on o cul i o ch n i he d s n der i 28 6- - Ca& 3: cve 09- 00713LDG RAM Docum ent267 Fi 08/ 11 Page 7 of7 l ed 03/ . . * l 2 3 f t gl or he obals tem ent of aI cl m s. et l I ai 15 GNB actons w er t i e hose ofa house bui and as such w er m or l der e e passi t ve han m os ot Def t her endant t s, hus under i ng any cl m s f i m ni ai or ndem niy. t 4 5 6 16. Ther i no evi e s dence or alegat on t t s set l ent i f audul l l i hat hi tem s r ent y, . colusi y ort tousl ai ati urng non- ti Def l vel ori y med nj i setlng endant s. 7 17. The Cour gr s appr t ant ovalf t G l or he obalSettem ent Agr l eem ent . B 18. s n aihz The Cou! fnds t t set l ent agr ent i m ade i good f t ' i t hat he tem eem 9 1 0 11 . 1 . The m teri di t s sm 1 2 N ev a Bui l 1 3 Gener al ed wih ej ce t udi , l an St nc. even F. t actng, r i ch par t 1 4 DATED: August4, 2011. poy, i ' i l nd dba n dual pay t r hei n cost s ven am poy df ees. I I SO O RD ERED . T S 1 5 t aIc i s a ai o I m nst r er eat . ' 1 6 1 7 1 8 UNI TED STA ES M A GI STRATE JUDGE 1 9 . 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7- .
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