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GROUP CG BUILDERS AND, CONTRACTORS v. CAHABA DISASTER RECOVERY, LLC, 11-00729-KD-C. (2012)

Court: District Court, S.D. Alabama Number: infdco20120808623 Visitors: 11
Filed: Aug. 07, 2012
Latest Update: Aug. 07, 2012
Summary: ORDER KRISTI K. DuBOSE, District Judge. After due and proper consideration of all relevant pleadings in this file, and a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objection is made, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B) and dated July 5, 2012, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Defendants' motion to dismiss or stay the proceedings (Docs. 13, 14) is GRANT
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ORDER

KRISTI K. DuBOSE, District Judge.

After due and proper consideration of all relevant pleadings in this file, and a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objection is made, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated July 5, 2012, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Defendants' motion to dismiss or stay the proceedings (Docs. 13, 14) is GRANTED and this matter is DISMISSED on forum non conveniens grounds subject to the following conditions:

1. Defendants Cahaba Disaster Recovery, L.L.C. and DRC Emergency Services, L.L.C. must allow the plaintiffs to reinstate their claims against them in the Dominican Republic within 180 days of the Court's final order dismissing this case; 2. Defendant Stewart Gamble Fuzzell, Jr. must submit to suit by the plaintiffs in the Dominican Republic for actions filed within 180 days of the Court's final order dismissing this case; 3. The defendants waive any applicable statutes of limitations or other defenses as a bar to suit in the Dominican Republic; 4. The defendants submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Dominican Republic and agree to accept service of process related to actions filed or reinstated against them in the Dominican Republic within 180 days of the Court's final order dismissing this case; 5. The defendants will respect any final judgment rendered by the courts of the Dominican Republic; 6. The defendants must assist the plaintiffs with any efforts to depose or otherwise obtain relevant discovery from, and must produce for trial in the Dominican Republic, their respective employees and officers; 7. The defendants must make good faith and reasonable efforts to obtain the cooperation of former employees and officers with regard to relevant discovery and/or their attendance for trial in the Dominican Republic; and 8. If a court in the Dominican Republic refuses jurisdiction, the Court will allow the plaintiffs to reinstate their case in this Court.

DONE and ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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