Free Response in Opposition to Motion - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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' GAONA LAW FIRM
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5 David F. Gaena
State Bar Ne. IIOTEQI
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. Attorney thr PIaintiI·`t`
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LJNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF ARIZON1-\
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The United States et` .~’\meriea fer the
II) benetit and use ef Standard C`ens1.rueti0n Nu. CIV (J2 23 I 3 PIIX ROS (LEAD)
C·;m1I1a1"1)-·‘, Ine.. an Arizeiia eerporaimn. Ne. CIV U3-I)I3I PI IX ROS
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Plaintiff.
I2 S'l`ANIDARD’S RESPONSE TO
vs. 'IRAVEI.-ERS’ STATEMENT OF l~`AC'l`S
Ig AND STANDARD (IONS'l`RUC'I`lON’S
Traveiers Casualty 8.: Surety COI‘1't])LllI}*` ef SE PARA'I`E STATEMENT OF FACTS IN
I4 Anieriea. a Cenneetieut eerperatien; EPC SLIPPORT OF ITS RESPONSE IN
Curperatieii. an Arizona eerperatinn, OPPOSITION TO TRA\-·’ELERS’
I5 MOTION FOR SIjMI\-‘lARYJlJDGI\*1l£NT
Defendants.
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I? 'I`I1e United States (II`}`xl`I'1CI`ICl1 fer the
benefit and use eI` ILPC C.`c.‘»I`IJer:-1tie11. an
III Arizenia eerperatien,
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Amertea. a enneetieut eer eration;
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23 Use I‘IainLit`I` Standard C`enstruetien CUI`[`II`l{;lII}*`. [ne., ("SCC`I"). fer its response tn Trax-··eIers’
24 Statement e·I` Faets Iiled in SUQIJLIFI 0I` its I\-Ierien Ihr Sumrnary Judgment reIating 10 Iaek 0I` netiee 0I`
25 Standard C`enst1‘uetien, respends as I`nIInws:
26 I. No ebjeetien.
N 2. N0 0IJ_Ieetien.
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1 3. No objection.
2 4. No objection.
3 5. No obj ection.
fl 6. No objection.
5 T', No objection.
0 8, ()h_jection. Sec SCC`l`s separate Statement of Facts in support of its response in
il opposition to 'l"raveler’s Y\/lotion For Summary Judgment lound below.
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Q SCCPS Sl*ZPARA"I`E STATEMENT OF F/—\(Z'I`S IN SUPPORT OF ITS RESPONSE IN
` OPPOSITION TO 'I`l{*\VE.l.-ERS’ MOTION FOR SLlNIMARY JUD(_}MENT:
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S H l. After the prime contractor, Bcneco. tiled tor bankruptcy protection. and thereafter
E ck 12 terminated its contract with EPC. Standard Constnuction. knowing that an automatic stay was in
[Z; Q H existence. believed it was unable to submit a specitie notice of claim to Beneco based upon the
gi g M bankruptcy laws. C`onseuuently. SCCI. within eo days after being terminated. submitted a Notice of
22 E l5 Claim to Travelers. the surety on the project, Affidavit ot` Steve Sutton attached hereto and
§ ii 16 attachments to his Aftidavit, including S(`.`(i`l`s ?\-'larch 23. 2002 letter,
E I-}, 2. On April S. 2002, still within the 90-day time tranie following termination. Travelers
IS sent a letter to SCCI confirming its receipt ot` S(2CYl’s Notice of Claim and. providing SCC} with an
IQ Affidavit ol`Claim document to till out. See Steve Sutton`s Attidavit. paragraph 0 and attachments
20 thereto. including "l`ravelers‘ April 5, 2002 correspondence.
21 3. On May 2. 2002, SCCI lillcd out the Affidavit of Claim and provided further
22 information to Travelers consistent with Travelers request after receipt ol` the Notice of Claim. See
23 Aftidavit of Steve Sutton. paragraph T and attachments thereto. including the May T, 2002
24 correspondence and the Affidavit of Claim.
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] DATED this _[¢KLday of August, 2005.
2 GAONA L-AW FIRM
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4 _“EY‘f1”il,_ ‘ ,0,. u. SLE
_ David F. Gaona
D 3101 N.C`cn1ra1 Ax-‘c.. Suite: T20
( Phoenix, Arizona 85012
) Attorncys for Use Plaintiff Standard Construction
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()RlQLy_/\L electronically tiled
8 this Jgflttlaiy ot` August, 2005, with:
Q '1`hc ljnitezd States District Court
I0 and cotzjcis of thc torcgoing mailed
G 1 I this ot`August, 2005, to;
;.__ cj; E a William l~. Haag, lnsq.
L1-. (L § _ Jnmcs 1.. Csontos, Esq.
ME § g l° Jcnnings, Haug & Cunninghan, LLP
ji, § 14 28001\orth Ccntral, Suite 1800
(E Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1049
E Q 15 Attorncys tor Dcfcndant Travclcrs
65 g lo Jay M. Mann, Esq.
§ Mann Bercns & Wisncr 1.1..P
12 2920 N. C`cntra1 Ave., Sto. 1600
Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2160
18 Altorncys for l`)ct`cndant EPC Corporation
19 Patricia A. Krcis, Esq.
,0 Shaw Bcncco, lnc.
“ 7090 South Union Park Avcnuc. Suite 500
,,1 Midvalc, Utah 840426050
,2 Troy Aramhum, Esq.
“ Snell 8; Wilmer
,, 15 Wcst South '1`cmplc- Suitc 1200
“J Ga\t€way‘ '|`ow€1‘ \Vcst
,4 Salt lfakc City, Utah 84101
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