77 Construction Company v. UXB International, Inc., No. 7:2013cv00340 - Document 39 (W.D. Va. 2013)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 11/18/13. (sas)
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CLERK' OF CE u. DI COURT S FI S. ST. AT ROANOKE.V A FI LED I TH E U N I ED STA TE S D I N T STR I C O U RT CT FO R TH E W ESTER N D I STR I O F VI G I A CT R NI ROANOK E DI SI VI ON 77 CONSTRUCTI COM PANY ON N0V 18 2 1 23 J A C, ULI DUDLEY, CLERK BY; DE W CL K PU ER , Ci lA c i n N o. 7: c 340 vi t o : 13- vPl ntff ai i , M EM O R AND U M O PI I N N O V. U X B I TER NA TI N AL ,I C . N O N , Jam e C.Tur s k Seni U ni e St esD i t i tJudge or t d at src De e f ndant . Pe ng beor t Cour i Dee ntUXB l er tona,I ' M oton t Quas ndi f e he t s fnda nt nai l nc.s i o h Subpoe Duce Tec ECF N o.28,i whih UXB m ove t Cou tt qua h as na s um, n c s he r o s ubpoe duc s na e t um is d by Pli if 77 Consr cton and die t d t d t De e e Conta t Audi ec s ue antf tu i r c e owar he f ns rc t Age y ($ nc t DCAA' .Pli ifhasfldabre i opposto i whih ialorque t isatr ys ' antf ) ie if n iin n c t s e ss t tone ' f sa s a e wih r s ee s ocit d t e pondi t t moton,s e ECF No.35,a neihe pa t ha r que t a ng o he i e nd t r ry s e sed he rng.The m o i i t rpe f r dipost o For t r as s tf t be ow ,t m oton t ai ton s hus i o s ii n. he e ons e or h l he i o qua h i DENI a t Pli ifsr ues f f esi a s DENI s s ED nd he a ntf eq t or e s lo ED. BA C K GR O U ND Thi ca e se s fom a co r c diput be we n a co r c or wih a lr e f de a s s tm r nta t s e t e nta t t ag e rl c r c- Def nda UXB- K d one of is s c r c o s pl ntf 77 Consr c i onta t e nt t ub- onta t r - ai if t u ton. Spe fc l UXB wasawa de a Prme Co r c by t Unie Stt sAr Cor ofEng ne r ciialy, r d i nta t he t d a e my ps i es da e J 9,2004.Ptruan t t Prme Co r c ,a t k or rwasis d wih or rnum be t d une ls t o he i nta t as de s ue t de r W 91 2DY- D- 90007 (he çf k Or r',whih auhorze fndsf mi ce rnc a 04- 001 t ç as de ' ) c t i d u or ne laa e nd ot rrlt prj t a Bag a Ai Ba ei Af he eaed oecs t r m r s n ghanitn. sa UXB a 77Consnltone ee i o nd t ci ntrd nt a sre ofpurhas or r purua t t tTak Or r ie. t s onta t (he tptrha e e is c e des s nt o ha s de , . , he ubc rcs t s lc s Or s',whee 77 Co tucin wast pr deconsr tona r aeds r c i s r of der' ) rby nsr to o ovi tuci nd elt evies n uppo t UXB' de ni ope ai atBa am. No.29a ! 3S mi ng r tons gr ECF t ! 5. l is Fis Am e n t rt nded Compli , 77 Consr c i c e ant t u ton ontnds t t i pe f me wo k ha t ror d r pur uan t t Pur ha e O r r a s i t i c t U X B,who i t n s it d t e s t o he c s de s nd ubm ted nvoi es o n ur ubm te hos i ce t t f r lgove n e a r c ve pa e fom t Gove nm e t de t Pr m e nvoi s o he ede a r m nt nd e ei d ym nt r he r nt m r he i Conta t UXB ha no pai t i c i t i e iey a 77 Co tuci n al es t s rc. s t d he nvoies n her ntr t nd nsr to leg hi c tt t a br ac of is c r t wih UXB a t t i was dn onsiu es e h t ontac t nd ha t mage i t n ount of d n he m $982, 5168.The Ame d Compli a s c ans a quant me ui ca m f s r ce 77 1 . nde ant lo ont i um r t li or e vi s Consnzto pe f med durng a t we k pe i whe t r wa no pur ha e or ri e f c ,i t c i n ror i wo- e rod n he e s c s de n fe t n t a ot of$17, 23.SeeECF No. Am .Co . t3he m mt 464. 26, mpl a 5. UXB a isi isAns rt ti ha no pa dt e iea ot oft i c s dm t n t we ha t s t i he ntr m mt he nvoies ubmit ted by 77 Consnz to but co e t t 77 Consr to di not f l pe f m is co r c ua t ci n, nt nds ha tuci n d uly ror t nta t l o i tons UXB as expr s l de e t t77 Consr c i i e ild t a f rhe pay e blga i . lo e sy ni s ha t u ton s ntte o ny u t r m nt fom UXB.Se ECF No.27 a 12.UXB' Ans rtnd Coune cai as algest tt r e iS we a tr l m) lo le ha he i ce s nvoi s ubmitd by 77 Consr c i wer no pr ry s ppore wih ce ti r quie te t u ton e t ope l u td t ran e r d doc e s a t t de pie r pe t d r ques s f om UX B,77 Co t uc i S s e t rr f e t um nt nd ha , s t e a e e t r nsr ton t ha ihe e us d o pr de m a oft e r ques e do e s ors m pl doe notha ' he .UX B f r he as e t ovi ny hes e t d cum nt i y s ve' t m u t r s rs t t ha gll c ss s b te b UXB ae s b e t t a dt b t e al o t u mitd y r u jc o u i y h Gove n e ,a a pa t of t a t U X B m a be r quie t r m nt nd, s r he udi, y e rd o pr vi t sdoc e a i n t t Gove n e .W iho t pr r o de hi um nt to o he r m nt t ut he ope s p o t g d c me tto ,UXB i s b e t t ha ig t rp y u p ri o u n ain n s u j c o vn o e a m oni t t G ove m e ,i l ng a m oni , hi h m a ha es o he m nt nc udi ny es w c y ve 2 bee pa d t 77 Cons r ton w ihouta qua e cos doc e a i n i o t uc i t de t t um nt ton. I a 3- UX B' Co e cl i , lke i e, i bas d on is alega i n t t 77 Cons r ton d. t 4. S unt r a m i w s s e t l t o ha t uc i br a he isc r cua o i a i t UXB whe i f l t pr dec ti r co dsand whe i e c d t onta t l blg tons o n t aied o ovi era n e r nt rf s dt s tt ac ta tr quet byUXB.See e. ,j sa 8 1 e u e o ubmi o os udi e sed . g. . t - 0. ê l. I AN A LY SI S The c le d s ha l nge ubpoe i s d t D CA A c m a na s ue o om nds pr oduc i of s x ca eg i s of ton i t or e doc umen s alofwhi r e e t C t, 1 ch ef r nce he ç r t' defne i t s contac ' i d n he ubpoena a û he c r cto s ç onta r t or r f s i or s r i s be we n UXB l e a i l I a t Fe a Gove nme de or upples e vce t e nt m tona , nc. nd he der l r nt num be ed W 91 r 2DY- D- 9007 whih i ve demi ng wor a a s a e s r c i 04- 001 c nvol s ni k nd s ocit d e vies n s uppor ofBa a Ai Fil i Af nit n. ECF No.29- a 7- Thus i a a s Pli ifi t gr m r e d n gha sa ' ' 1 t 8. , t ppe r antf s r si i or ai r lt d t t Tas Or r and nott Prm e Contac ,a i e r t to eque tng nf m ton ea e o he k de , he i r t n nt p e ai n bo h pa te s r Se ECF No. a 4; t ri s ha e. e 29 t ECF No.35 a 4.Thesx caeg isa e a f l : t i t ore r s olows 1 ( ocz nt s tedt ( . Dl lme s ubmit o DCAA)byt U. Ar Copsof he S. my Engi r or by U X B,I e a i l l f pur e of o a ni nee s nt m tona , nc. or pos s bt i ng p y n u d rt eCo ta ti a me t n e h nr cll 2 ( o l n sa s cae wihteCo ta ti y u p s si n i . Dl cl t so itd t h nrc n o r ose so l) me 3.g Aludidoc nt whih rlt t t Contacgq t ume s c eae o he r ti 4.g oc nt whi i c t t tUXB I enai l I s d Dl ume s ch ndiae ha ntr tona, nc. houl rt na mone owe t anys eai ny y do ubconrcor unde t Conrc g) ta t s r he ta ti 5.( oc nt whih i c t t tUXB I enai l I ha Dl ume s c ndiae ha ntr tona, nc. s f ie t c al d o ompl wih is o i ton t pr vi s ppori y t t blga i o o de u tng doc nttont t gove n ntt rt Contacl a ume ai o he r me mde he r t; ndl 6.g oc nt whih i c t t tUXB I enai ,I .mus Dl ume s c ndiae ha ntr tonal nc t r pa a e y ny s s pai t i f w or pe f m e by a um d o t or k r or d ny s ont a t sundert Co r c . ubc r c or he nt a t ECF N o.29-1 at78. UXB a nc f lr r as why t Cotr houl quas t s dva es oz e ons he lts d h he ubpoena die t d t rce o DCAA:ç 1 i i v g e u ul b o d a b r e s me ()t ee i i u t e tt f rte ç ) t s a u , nd y r a nd u d n o ; 2 h r s ns fkin i o h ( me DCAA t pr e t r uetd doc ns ()t Re t rquiet DCAA t e e i o oduc he eq se ume t; 3 he quess e r he o ngag n lg ls e uainl)a d ()t Re u ssaet uy b e s mea dt i l be a s ma yo e a p c lto i n 4 he q e t z md l md n o n mtmey c u e n f t doc e t wilnotbe c eae ori ntted t i t a t a ti c he um n s l r td de ii mtl he cual udi s omplt d.'ECF No.29 ee ' a 4. t Prort r ac ng t mert ofUXB' a gume s t Cour blns frtt whe he UXB i o e hi he is S r nt , he t r is o t r has sa ng t r s t m a a l Pl ntf 77 Consr c i a r nty conc dest tUXB has t ndi o aie he t l. ai if tu ton ppa e l e ha sa ng t brng ismoton t quas Se ECF No.35 a 2 & n. ( c tndi o i t i o h. e t 3 a knowldgi a ç rf l e ng t e u ca r a i 'o s bs cin 4 ()3 alwst n e tt o p ro 't tl amo in t q a h . s d e dng' f u e to 5 c( ) lo s y n i r e s n' o ie a y to o u s ) Ba e on t sc hi once son a t Cour' de e mi i t tt m o i s d be de e t Cour wil s i nd he ts t r naton ha he ton houl ni d, he t l nota es t is ofsa ng,o he t t not t ti i a las ope t de t whe he UXB ddr s he s ue t ndi t r han o e ha t s t e t n o bae t r ha s a ng t brng is m oton t qua h.Se .e. ,U nied St t v.l m a, 11 F.App' 740, s t ndi o i t i o s e :. t a es de 8 x 7 4 (t Ci. 0 )(s d n rl apat d e no h v sa dn t c le g as b e ais e 4 4 h r 20 5 ç i ai or y, ry o s t a e tn ig o haln e u po n su d t a no ry unl s t pary cai ss m e pe s o npa t e s he t l m o r onalrg orprvie i t i or ton s i ht i l ge n he nf ma i ought byt s he ubpoe ')(iai omitd) pf HDshee LLC v. t a M ol ulrTe tncCo p.na. cttons te ;.a ' . rr Naur l ec a si r, F. D. ,201 W L 4427881 a *1*2 ( S. J y 31 201 ( l ng adefnda had R. 3 3, t - D. C. ul , 3) concudi e nt sandi unde Rul 26()t c le as t ng r e c o halnge ubpoe die tdt at r parya t notdecdi na rce o hid- t nd hus i ng wh t e Rue 45c alws a p ry t o j c t a t id p ry s b o n ) Siceav v Se l eh r l () lo a t o b e t o hr - a t u p e a ; n ltr . tri ng Tr ns r Co.I , 9F. D.237,240& n. ( D. 201 . a po t . nc.28 R. 2 E. Va. 2) Tu nn t t meiso UXB' mo in Ru e45c ( )r q rst Co r,u o tmey r ig o he rt f S to , l ()3 e uie he u t p n i l moton,t qua hormodf as i o s iy ubpoe t t$i fist al aras bl tmet c yi'(i na ha û ) al o low e ona e i o ompl ' i) ( rquie a non- ry t ta lbeyond c ran g r phi llmis çii rquie dicos e of e rs pa t o r ve e ti eog a ca i t; t i) e r s s l ur t 4 p iie e o o h rp o e tdmatr. . o (v s be t ap ro t t u bzd n'Fe R. v. rv lg d r t e r tce te . ; r i) u jcs e s n o md e l e . d. Ci r ' P. 45()3)1 The Fourh Ci c t ha r c t r ui s e ogni e t t t de er i to of w he he a C m due z d ha he t m na i n t r n t t c( . bur n' e ss û nco pas e st tonswhe e t s de ' xit t m s s iua i e r he ubpoe s e i o m a i ir e ntt t na e ks nf r ton relva o he c e' a t r l vanc r m a ns an a o i e f t f t Cou tt co i r e n w he e a as ' nd hat e e e e i ppr prat ac or or he r o ns de ve r s b o n i is dt an n p ry Co kv Ho r , 8 F. p' 8 5 81 & n. (t Ci. 01 ) u p e a s sue o o - a t. o . wa d 4 4 Ap x 0 , 2 7 4h r 2 2 ( unpubls .Thus o t e e t t77 Co t cin c e t Cour ma no a es ihed) ,t he xtnt ha nsnlto ontnds he t y t ddr s a gum e sba e on a lck ofr l nc t Cour dia e . r nt s d a eeva e, he t s gr es As not one of UXB' ar ed, S gume s i t tt s nt s ha he ubpoe s d be qua he be a e i na houl s d c us t rquessdoc nt DCAA doe notha ( doesno ye ha ) et rbec us 77Consnlton e t ume s s ve or t t ve , ihe a e t ci f ie t pr vi t m or be us DCAA hasnotye beg is a t oft Ta k Or er2The a ld o o de he ca e t un t udi he s d . Cour fndst sa gumentm e il s3Ru1 45 a l apa t t co ma a non- ry t pr t i hi r rtes . lows ry o m nd pa t o oduce e doc nt i t tpes st s si c t orc r . Fe R.Ci P.45()1)A)ii.I ume s n ha ron' s e son, usody, ontol' d. pos ' v. a ( ( (i) f DCAA doesnotha doc nt r ponsve t 77 Consr ton' s ve ume s es i o tuc i s ubpoe i nee notpr na, t d oduce a a i i c ranl notoblgaed ny nd t s e ti y i t --conta y t UXB' s rr o S ugge ton- t as f doc nt fo si o k or ume s r m UXB.Si lry,i DCAA has onl lm ied r ponsve doc nt ,t n t t i a1 t t i i mia l f y i t es i ume s he ha s 1 ha t s r qui e t pr e r d o oduce t e doc e sw ihi is S s s on, usody, con r . Se i hos um nt t n t t es i c t pos or t ol' e d. ' 'Efectve December 1, 2013 t s pr son wil be am e f i hi ovii l nded a w ilbe r nd l enumber w ih ed, t modfc to , sRul 45 d ( ) iiains a e ( )3 . 2sC EcF No.29 a 2 (s e e i no e de e t tt DCAA ha e n b gu t p oc s of C t dh r s vi nc ha he t s ve e n he r e s a tngUXB' s bc n rc sund rt Ta k Or r'. udii S u o ta t e he s de' ) 3UXB' e lnainsa t wh DCAA ma n ha ma y ( ra y)do ume t r s on i t t S xpa to s o y y ot ve n o n c n s e p sve o he r eques sm a wel be f ualy corect t Courtdoesnotknow one w a ort ot The Cour smpl t y l act l r ; he y he her. ti y r es t t mer f t r ponsve docum ent ar notwihi a pe son' poss son i nota gr ul hat he e act hat es i s e t n r s es i s ounds f srki ar or ti ng eques f t e document ,i t r t or hos s f he eques i ot wiepr r. t s her s ope As t cai t t t r ue t d doc e t lck r lva e,t Cour dia ee .The o l ms ha he eq se um n s a ee nc he t s gr s r quessa er e nta ( e s bl c l ult d t l d t t dic y ofa isbl e de e. e t r elva nd t a ona y a c a e o ea o he s over r dm s i e vi nc ' ' Se Fe R. v.P.26( .Asi e de fom t fcu ba ounda e d. Ci b) s vi nt r he a tal ckgr bove,acii lis i t s rtca sue n hi c e i whehe ornota opra e doc nt ton hasbee pr dedt UXB by 77 Consr c i as s t r ppr it ume a i n ovi o t u ton. A cl el r a e is i whehe a opra e doc e a i ha be n pr ded t t f de al os y elt d s ue s t r ppr it um ntton s e ovi o he e r gove nuue a nc r s ns bl f conduc i t fna audi- D cA A- and,i not w he he t t nt ge y e po i e or tng he i l t f , t r ha a twilr s ti UXB be ng de ed pa nta a r ul ofa l k ofdoc e t ton.Thus udi l e ul n i ni yme s es t ny ac um n a i , t doc e s s htby 77 Consr ton fom DCAA,a pa tc a l t e doclme s t t he um nt oug tuc i r nd ri ulry hos l nt ha woul r l t t t s ii Pur has Or r be w ee t pa tes a e cl a l r l nt d e a e o he pec f c c e de s t n he ri , r e r y e eva . UXB as a g s t tt r que t a e over oa a t y bur ns lo r ue ha he e ss r br d nd mdul de ome be us t y ca e he r que tdocz e sr a e t t Ta k Or era a e notlm ied t the Pur has Or r t ta e e s lm nt elt d o he s d nd r i t ot t c e de s ha r t es j c oft i ltg to . ECF No. 9a 4 I d e , h ube t hs i ai n' i ' 2 t . n e d UXB r a o s( a e o t efc t a te e s n b s d n h at h th Tas Or ri ve a oxi t l $34 milon a t Ptr ha e Or r bewe n UXB a 77 k de nvol s ppr ma ey li nd he tc s de s t e nd Consnzton o y i ve a pr maey $5 milon) t t o y a ut ffee pec nt oft t ci nl nvol p oxi tl li , ha nl bo it n re he doc e sr quese wilr l t t t Pur has Or r a is i t lw s t ECF No. a 4um nt e t d l e ae o he c e de s t s ue n he a ui. 29 t 5. 77 Consnzton c e st ti i at mptng t i si t UXB' flngsa t tt r quese t c i ount r ha t s te i o nve tga e S ii nd ha he e t d doc umen swila l i t e l e flngsr lt d t ot rpur has or sunde t s me Ta k t l low t o vauat ii ea e o he c e der r he n s Or rCos et bac docu ntton (ndqc r it isg s s i . ECFNo.35 de t e he kup t me ai a ompae t o t ownl ubmisons' ' a 3 TheCo r i c n ic dt a t i i a a p o raes b e to ds o e ya dwiln tq s t. u t s o vn e h t h s s n p r p it u j c f ic v r n l o uah t s he ubpoe o t gr na n he oundst ti i ove br d. ha t s r oa To t e e t t UX B i a gui t tm e f r s he xt nt ha s r ng he i or e pondi i i de t or t t t ng s na qua e, ha he num be ofdoc e st tw ilha t be pr r um nt ha l ve o oduc r nde s t r ques s ove l bur ns m e t ed e r he e t ry de o , he Cour c ude t tUXB ha notade t y s t oncl s ha s quael hown t s t be t c s l e i DCAA has hi o he a e. nde d, f 6 notye begun isa to r quese doc nt fom UXB,t r s ul beve y fw doc e s t t udi r e t d ume s r he e ho d r e um nt t pr o oduc l t e ntt tt Cour i i or e tabo t s D CAA m a fl is ow n m o i t e. n he ve ha he t s nc r c ut hi , y ie t ton o quas ormoton f pr t c i or r e ani how i c nno tmel compl wih t s h i or o e tve de , xpl i ng t n ti y y t he ubpoe na ort e f t e ns i ve i gahe i s h doc nt . he for and xpe e nvol d n t rng uc ume s Fi ly,t Cour doe notfnd t f nn ofr que t 4,5,a 6 t be i ope ,alhough na l he t s i he o e ss nd o mpr r t peha t y c d ha be n mor ceal wor d.Quie smpl t l ua rquesi r ps he oul ve e e l ry de t i y, he ang ge e tng doc e s ûwhih i cae' t tUXB had ce t n oblga i or f l t c um nt ç c ndi t ' ha rai i tons aied o ompl wih a y t ny oblgai ,c n be i e pr t d i a wa t t doe not r quie l ga s c a i co r r t i tons a nt r e e n y ha s e r e l pe ulton, nta y o UXB' c ne to Th ti, h s r q sss e d cz nswh s s be tmatro c n e ts o S o tn in. a s t e e e uet e k o t t o e u j c te r o tn h w me t oblga i o f lzes i ntfe Addii l t t e e DCAA i c u e a he i tons r ailr de ii d. tonaly, o he xtnt s onf s d boutt he r quess i i notpr l d fo s e ng r le fom t Cour,a not d a ve. e t, t s ecude r m e ki ei f r he t s e bo 11 1. CONCLUSI N O Fort f r goi r s , he Co tDENI t m o i t qua h fl d by UXB a as he o e ng ea ons t ur ES he ton o s ie nd lo D ENI Pl i if s r ques f ator ES a ntf e t or t neys'f s ee . E E T i J dyoNoe e,03 NT R:hs a f vmbr21. JJ m esC . r a Tu k Se orU nied St t sD i t i tJ ni t a e sr c udge
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