Carnell Construction Corporation v. Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority, et al, No. 4:2010cv00007 - Document 600 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 6/20/2012. (mlh)

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Howeve ,be aus t wi e s s't tm onywilbelm ie t t is ofda a s t y wilbe r c e he m s e esi l i t d o he s ue m ge , he l p r te t r mani tec u to m d rn ju slcina dtela iiyp a eo til e mitd o e i n h o rr o u ig ty ee to n h ib l h s f ra. t I . V C ar l' M oton t C om pe t Pr ne l s i o l he oduc i ofD o t on cum ent and D RH A ' s S M otf t O ua h t Subpoe Duc sTe um I s t Rober J.Owe im o s Ee na e c s ued o t ns l t ne pa rofr lt d m o i , r el hasmove f t pr uci n ofdoc e s n he xt i ea e tons Cn n l d or he od to um nt lse on atm ei pr pa edby Ce i Ul ng, f r e DRHA e pl e whih waspr e it d i lne e r drc bi a o m r m oye , c oduc d durng dic ve y b DRHA .Thedoc l e sa ei n ii o t tm e i asE I w/ i so r y lm nt r de tfed n he i lne t . Lt. 4Durng t he i , Ca nel' couns e phaszed t ti wasdifcul t par et r ala i i he arng r ls el m i ha t f i t o s he et iton cl m f om t is ofdamage and t cerai e de wasr e ai r he s ue s, hat t n vi nce elvantt bot isues.A st court o h s he not durng t hea ng,t pr r e i t atemptt of erany e dencedurng t labiiy phas ed i he ri he oper em dy s o t o f vi i he i lt e t tCar lbelevest ber evant and t alow t cour t r e on isadm i i lt att ttme. ha nel i o el , o l he t o ul t ssbiiy ha i 13 a tc e sfom G.W as on t DRHA Boa d o Comm iso sr r s ns t Ca n l' t ar ta hm nt r s o r f s i ner e: e po e o r e ls mf i team e ta lga i .'DRHA op est m oto a hasmove t qua h as r t n le tons' pos he i n nd d o s ubpoenaduc s e t cl is d t Ro r J Owe , t ough whih Ca nel a s s htt obt n t e d lme s e lm s ue o be t . ns5 hr c r l lo oug o ai hes ocl nt . I isbrefi op ii n t Ca nelsmoton t c n t i n posto o r l' i o ompe ,DRHA a g st tt lte and l r ue ha he e tr a ompa ngat hme sa epr t c e unde t a t ne clen prvie a t wor pr t cc nyi tac nt r o e t d r he tor y- i t i lge nd he k oduc doc rne.Ac r ngt DRHA, helte i n i d c it ofa Aprl27, ti co di o t e tr de tfe onsss n i 2009 lte p e r d e tr r pa e a ds n b W . mt tnBm e (%yn s', sc t e f rDRHA,ot Bo r o n e t y Ht i o ng s E r e ' a oms l o ) t he a d f Comm iso r .DRHA i c t st tt lte alo Ei l d a i or a e va i s ine s ndia e ha he e tr s tncude nd nc por t d rous doc e spr pa edby W a s a Byr s r ues a dei r d t By nesasDI I ' c ms l' um nt e r s on t ne ' eq t nd lve e o r U- S ot e . A ' D RH A ha s it d a afi vi f o Byr s a W as o w hi h s a es unde pe t of s ubm te n fda t r m ne nd s n, c t t , r naly p rur t thed cl nsatc e t t lte ç r p e ae b W a s na By n s rq e t' ej y,ha t o l t ta h d o he etr t e rp r d y so t r e ' e u s, me we ' t tt y t r gi n diecl t Byr s who i l dand i or aedt m i o hi ha he E e ve r ty o ne , we nc ude nc por t he nt s c ws ol ponde e, a t tt a s di notpr e a oft docl e st t Boa d of nc ' nd ha E s on d ' W es nt ny he lm nt o he r Commi sone s' DRHA hasalo s si r . ' s ubmitd s pa a ea fda t c imi t tt Aprl27, te e r t fi vis onfr ng ha he i 2009 lte a at c nt we enotpr vi d t Robe t nsora ot rt r pa t e tr nd ta hme s r o de o r Owe ny he hid ry. Folowi t hea i on t i t tmotons DRHA s itd t Aprl27,2009l te l ng he rng he nsan i , ubm te he i e tr fom Bpne a t ac ompa ngatc nt f L c mer rvi Thelte i ac i nta r s nd he c nyi ta hme s or q a a e ew. etr s onfde il c omm t c to pr par d i a ii to ofltg ton,whi h c ai lga a c r ga di t mia i n, e e n ntcpai n ii a i c ont ns e l dvie e r ng he diput wih Ca ne l The lte r f r t a i a co pa e by,at l -a s e t r l. e tr e e s o, nd s c m nid weve tbbed pa ke of c t i or ton.Thepa ke i ude t vedoc e t dr td by W a s whih r pond t t nf ma i c t ncl s wel um n s afe s on, c es o he 5DRHA prviusy i n iid Owe sa a e pe t t s pu s ntt Rul 2 a ( )o t e o l de tfe n s n x r wi s rua o e 6()2 f he ne Feder Rul ofCi lPr dur Owenst s iid a t fis ti . However he wasnotcale t t tf al es vi oce e. e tfe t he r t ral , ld o esiy att s he econd ti ,a DRHA hassnce wihdr wn hi asat tf ng exper a del ed hi fom t ral nd i t a m es iyi t nd et m r he wines ls f t t r ti . t s it or he hid ral 1 4 c e nsr iedby Ca nel. Si oft edocl e t a ea co pa edby e bist twe e onc r a s r l x hos tm n s r c m ni xhi t ha r pr s bl pr de dtrng dic r o a ear d i Ca nel' pos es i s h a e uma y ovi d li s ove y, r r lea y n r ls s son, uc s phot a , a ,a c r ponde e wih Ca ne l ogr phs m ps nd ores nc t r l. 'he a tr y- intprvie ,on whi h DRHA r le ,ç e gni est ts I to ne cle ' i l ge c e is t co z ha ound lga advie r e l c ora dvoc y s r spublce a t ts h a ceorad ac e ve i nds nd ha uc dvi voca y de ndsu n t l wye bei c pe po he a r ng f l i f r db tecin . Upo nCo v. ie S ae , 4 U. 3 3 3 9( 9 ) Th ul n ome y h le t' ih . Untd tts 4 9 S. 8 , 8 1 81. e y ' pur eoft prviegei t t ncot a f la fa c pos he i l s o i e l ge ul nd r nk omm t c ton be wee a t ne and r mia i t n tor ys t rc int a t r by pr hei le s nd he e omot br rpublci t r ssi t obs r a oft 1 w a e oade i n e e t n he e v nce he a nd a miitaino j tc . I d n srto f usie' d. ' Be us DRHA i t pa t as e tng t a t ne c intprvie DRHA hast bu d ca e s he ry s ri he tor y- le i lge, he r en ofe tbls ng isa i a lt To do s i mus ge r ly de sa ihi t pplc biiy. o,t t ne a l monsr t t f l ng: ta e he olowi ( ) h a s re h le o tep i lg i o s u h t b c meacin ; 2 1 t e se td od r f h rvi e s r o g t o e o e l t() e t ep ro t wh m t c mmu iainwa ma e()i ame e o te h e s n o o he o n c to s d a s mb r f h ba ofaco qo hi s di t a ( i c ci wiht s r ur r s ubor nae nd b) n onne ton t hi c ommt c toni aci asal r ( )t c mmt cain r ae t a miai s tng awye; 3 he o mi to elts o fc o wh c t ea tr e wa if r d() yhscin ()wi u te a t f ih h to n y s n ome a b i le t b t t h ho prs n eo sr n es()f rtep r os o s c rn p i rl et e ()a e e c f ta g r c o h u p e f e u ig rmai ih r i n y o iin o 1w o (i lg l evc so (i)a ss ei s melg l pn o n a r i e a s r ie r ii siunc n o e a ) p o e dn s a dn t( )f r h p r o eof o tigac i o tr; nd r c e ig , n o d o t e u p s c mmit n rme r o ta ( ) h p i lg h sbe n()came a ()n t ie b t cin . 4 t e rvi e a e a li d nd b o wav d y he le t e I r Al n,1 6F.d5 2 6 0(t Ci. 9 7 ( u tn UntdS ae v. d e, 01F.d 1 7 n e l 0 3 8 , 0 4h r 1 9 ) q oig ie tts Te d r 8 2 43 , e 1 4 ( t Ci.1 8 :.Ad iin ly i i wel sa l he ta t eatr e -le t rvi g 4 2 4h r 9 6 dto al,t s le tbi d h t h to n y cin p i l e s e e e no onl t doc e sa hor d by a a t ne butas t i or ai s xt nds t y o um nt ut e n tor y, lo o nf m ton ubmitd t hi te o m b h scin ' e ly e .Upo n, 4 U. a 3 0(x lii t tteatme - l n p iie e y i l ts mp o e s ih 4 9 S. t 9 e p anng ha h to y ci t rv lg e e texi t t pr ectnotonl t gi ng ofpr essonaladvi t t t s s o ot y he vi of i ce o hose who can acton i butal t t so he gi ngofi or tont t lwy rt e bl hi t gi s mda i or da c ' I r vi nf mai o he a e o na e m o ve ot nd nf me dvie);n e 15 Ale 1 6F.da 6 (p yn Up om) Whe t ep iie ea p is i afr sc n i e ta ln, 0 3 t 01 a plig il . n h rvlg p le ,t fo d o fd nil c muni ai be we n lwye a c intc om c tons t e a r nd le omplt pr e ton fom dicos e.I r Gr nd ee ot c i r s l ur n e a J r Sub na,20 F. 51 51 520( hCi.2000 . u y poe 4 3d 6, 9- 4t r ) Appl ngt s prnci es a ha ngr vi wedt e iepa ke wihh d fom yi he e i pl , nd vi e e he ntr c t t el r pr ton,t c tc ude t tt lte fom Byr si cla l pr ece b t a tr y oduc i he our oncl s ha he e tr r ne s e ry ot td y he to ne c i ntprvie l i undi put t tD RHA w a r pr e e b Byr s a hi 1 w fr a t le i l ge. t s s ed ha s e es nt d y ne nd s a im t he tm e t pa ke ofi or a i w aspr pa e i he c t nf m ton e r d.A s s tf t a ve t l te ,whi h w a d afe e orh bo , he e t r c s r td a sgned b Byr s i ac i ntalc nd i y ne , s onfde i ommuni ai n t tco ansl ala c r ga di t c to ha nt i eg dvi e e r ng he diput wih Ca el Thelte cla l i c t bot i ishe di a body t t s e t m l. e tr e ry ndiaes h n t a ng nd hat he i or ton c ane i t l t andt a compa ng do ume si c i nta a t ti nf ma i ont i d n he eter he c nyi c nt s ontde i l nd ha t s d notbe dis mi td. houl s e nae Addiinal bas d on t a fda ts itdby DRHA, hec tas c l st tt to ly, e he fi vi ubm te t our lo onc ude ha he a tc doc nt d a td by W as o a epr t c e b t a t e cle prvie ,snc t ta hed ume s r fe s n r o e t d y he tom y- int i lge i e he a fdavi i caest tt d lme swe ewrte a Byr 'r que t f t pur eof fi t ndi t ha he ocl nt r itn t nes e s, or he pos a ssi c m s li gi ng a c t DRHA' Bo r ofComm isone s6 Se Upi 449 U. s itng ot e n vi dvie o S ad s i r . e ohn, S. a 3 4- 9 (o dn ta c mmt c to sweep oe tdb teatr e -le t rvlg sn e t 9 3 5 h l ig h t o miain r r tce y h to n y cin p iie e ic t yç r ma b Up o ne o e st c u s l o Upo na tn a s h a t edr ci nof he ç e de y j h mply e o o n e fr j h cig s uc , t h ie to we 6A snot above, s eoft document dr t by W as wer accom pa ed by exhi t . ed om he s afed son e ni bis Becaus Byr s'Apr l27,2009 lte and hi s n afi ti c e t tt pari are biswer e ne i e tr s wor fdavi ndiat ha he tcul xhi t e s ect a compied by Byr ,i a i paton ofltga i wih Ca nel,and t asss hi i pr di el ed nd l nes n ntci i ii ton t r l o it m n ovi ng l advi and anal s t cour concl t t exhi t ar alo ba r f om dicl e undert egal ce ysi, he t udes hat he bis e s r ed r s osur he wo kpr du td tie.S I r Ale 1 6F.d a 6 7- 8( oli t tt atr e sc c a d r o c ocrn ee n e ln, 0 3 t 0 60 h dng ha he to n y' hoie n arangementofempl entr ds i a i paton ofltga i cons iut d çopi on wor pr t' r oym ecor n ntci i ii ton tt e s ni k oduc ,' sncet a t ne sçs ec i and compia i oft e pariul document r l hert i he tor y' çel ton lton hes tc ar s evea s hought p oc se a t ore r gadi t sl iainn . r e s s nd he is e r ng hi i g to ) t 16 c r o aes p ro si o d rt s clelg l d c fo c t e' ;nr Ale ,1 6F.da 6 7 o p rt u e ir n r e o e t e a a vie r m oms l) l e ln 0 3 t 0 r ' (o dn ta teatr y cin p iie ewo l a tc t atmeieo a tvte p e a e b a h l ig h t h t ne - l t rvlg u d ta h o i ln f ciiis rp rd y n o e e o e,i t dititc t ncl d,on r ma t tt d um e waspr pa ed f rt mpl ye f he src our co ude e nd,ha he oc nt e r o he e o r sat e a t s wasr t i d t ai he i pe f mi he ive tga i a gi ng mpl ye ' tom y fer he e ane o d r n ror ng r n si ton nd vi a vc t t cin) Ho ve,fte ei a yb sst b le et a t era o sgve f rd at d ie o he le t. we r i h r s n a i o eiv h t h e s n i n o rfi ng t t vedoc e si ot rt n t tr pr s ntd i t a fda tpr f r d byDRHA, hec t he wel um nt s he ha ha e e e e n he fi vi ofe e t our wilconduc ahea i on s h c e nsa t pli tf sr q s. Ot r s t co tbei ve l t rng uc onc r t he a n if e ue t he wie, he ur le s t tt doc e sa t c d t Bp nes l te , hi h w e e dr fed by W a s a e prviege ha he um nt ta he o ' e tr w c r at s on, r i l d. Fi l t c ti c ta ne t c ud t tt prvie ha notbe wai d. naly, he our s onsr i d o oncl e ha he i lge s en ve W hieCa ne li oft bei t tt docl nt a is we e lke ypr de t Robe tOwe , l r l s he lef ha he lme s t s ue r i l ovi d o r ns DRHA hass ubmitd s n a fda t whi h c im t tt doc e swe enots te wor f vis c onfr ha he um nt r ubmitd f te or Owe 'r viw .I t abs nceofa basst quesi t tuhf l s oft a fda t,t ns e e n he e ny i o ton he r t u ne s he fi vis he co tmus co l t tt a t ne cle prvie ha notbee wave ur t ncude ha he tor y- int i l ge s n i d. Fort er a ons Ca el' moto t c hes e s , m ls i n o ompe t pr to ofd ume swilbe l he oduci n oc nt l de e a t c t l gr ntDRHA' m oto t q s t s ni d, nd he our wil a S i n o ua h he ubpoe d st cl is dt na uce e lm s ue o Robe tOwe ,t t e e t s r ns o he xt nt he ubpoe s na oughtt co o mpelt pr uc i ofBy ne 'Aprl27, he od ton r s i 2009 l te a t a c pa ng doc nt . el r nd he c om nyi ume s V. DRH A' M oton t Ouas t Tr a Subpoe I s d t G e v Da s S i o h he i l na s ue o ar vi DRHA hasalom o d t qua h t tils s ve o s he ra ubpoe is t Ge r Da s who hasplns na sued o a y vi, a t ta outi oft Unied St t fo Aug t1 201 t oug Augus 1 201 Thi o r vel sde he t aes r m us , 2 hr h t 2, 2. s m oton wilbe d nid asmoo . Ca elha i c t dt ti i bec i l e e t m l s ndia e ha f t omesne s a y t c l M r ce s r o al . D a s i w ile a rt d s be or A ugus 1 201 I M r D a s i notc l be or Aug t vi , t l nde vo o o o f e t , 2. f . vi s aled f e us 17 1 bo h sde wilbepe mit t us hi de ii t tm onyand/ t t si on pr dedby , t i s l r ted o e s poston esi or he e tm y ovi Da sdligtesc n j r til vi t n h e o d u y ra. r Vl DRHA' Ob e to t Ca nelsl cuso o W . . S jc in o r l' n l in f Huntng o By ne- n is i t n r so t W inessLi t t s I t a n he mende wines ls fld on Aprl1 201 Ca n llse W . d t s it ie i 9, 2, r el it d Huntng on Byr , i t nes c u s l o DRHA, sap tn il t e s I rs ns t DlHA' o jcin, r el mp a ie o ne fr a oe ta wi s . n epo e o k S be to Can le h sz s n t ti i undiput d t tByr ha fr t nd knowldger ga di a i i ntt toc ure nea ha t s s e ha nes s sha e e r ng n ncde ha c r d r t ee o Can l' wo ko tePrj c.S cfc l , r e wa prs n o tewo kst wh n h nd f r els r n h oe t pe iial Byn s s ee t n h r ie e y ads uea o eb t e t ep ris d rngwhc Vic n Sc ls Can l' p oe tma g r ip t r s ewe n h a t , u i e ih n e t ae , r els rjc na e, r f s dt mo eadl tt k fo o eo t ePrj c' e ta c s Can l e ha ie ta e u e o v l rz r m n f h oe ts nr n e . r el mp sz s h t mp c DRHA r se a r c i dpe mison t c lM r Byr sa awine sd i t s c eque td nd e eve r s i o al . ne s t s urng he e ond ti17a t ti s d lke s ha t o rt t t do s a t t r ti l ra , nd ha t houl i wie ve he ppo tmiy o o t he hid ra . Fo t era o sae du n teh a ig t ec u t l s ti DRHA' o j cint r h e s ns ttd ti g h e rn ,h o r wil usan S b e to o Ca nel' i l i ofBym eson iswine sls.Howe r Vi e Sc e wilbepe mitd t r ls ncuson t t s it ve , nc nt als l r te o t siy a t how hepe ceve t i e aci nswih By nes a t t f c t tt i e aci ns e tf s o r i d he ntr to t r , nd o he a t ha he ntr to we er cor d b c el Ra he t n calngBy ne a awine s howe r t c tbe ives r e de y ouns . t r ha li r s s t s, ve , he our le t ti wo d bem o e a o it f rt pa te t r a h s f m o si a i a t By ne ' ha t ul r ppr prae o he ri s o e c ome or f tpulton s o r s r s f be ng o t w o k st on t da i ques i n. ea ons or i n he r ie he y n to 8 1DRHA uli a el declned t cal Byr asa wines , tm t y i o l nes t s 8D urng t s i he econd ti , DRHA t t posii t isdeci on t r ove Ca nel fom t ral ook he ton hat t si o em r l r he Prjc wa bae a lati pato t i ie twihVic n S ae .Can l' p iin, owe e,i oet s sd,t e s n r, n he ncd n t n e t c ls rels osto h v r s t t diput bet hat he s e ween t pari on t da i ques i wases a ed by Byr pr ence. Ha ng he tes he y n ton calt nes' es vi hea d t pari e dence on t sisue,t c i convi r he tes' vi hi s he ourt s ncedt Byr i r gar ngt i dent hat nes' nput e di he nci can ber ved i s ecei n ome f m s tofhi t tf ng asaw ines atti . or hor m es iyi t s ral 18 TheCl r i die t d t s nd c rii c e oft sme o a um opi o and t e k s r c e o e e tfed opis hi m r nd ni n he a co pa ng or rt al c uns lofr or c m nyi de o l o e ec d. ENTER:Thi Z0 da ofJ ,201 s y une 2. Chi Unied St t DititJ ef t aes src udge 19

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