Party Discovery: VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC vs. ROYAL OAK HOMES LLC

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                                Filing # 156430174 E-Filed 08/30/2022 03:25:05 PM


                                                           IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
                                                           NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
                                                           FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA

         VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS
         ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not for profit
         corporation,

               Plaintiff,                                  Case No.: 2020-CA-002942

         v.

         ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC, a Florida limited
         liability company; ADVANCED WRAPPING AND
         CONCRETE         SOLUTIONS         OF  CENTRAL
         FLORIDA, INC., a Florida corporation; DON
         KING’S CONCRETE, INC., a Florida corporation;
         HUGH MACDONALD CONSTRUCTION, INC., a
         Florida corporation; IMPERIAL BUILDING
         CORPORATION, a Florida corporation; PREMIER
         PLASTERING OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC
         N/K/A TGK STUCCO, INC., a Florida corporation;
         WEATHERMASTER BUILDING PRODUCTS,
         INC., a Florida corporation; WEINTRAUB
         INSPECTIONS & FORENSICS, INC. N/K/A
         WEINTRAUB               ENGINEERING        AND
         INSPECTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation; THE
         DIMILLO GROUP, LLC, a Florida limited liability
         company;        WOLF’S         IRRIGATION    &
         LANDSCAPING, INC., a Florida corporation;
         SUMMERPARK HOMES, INC., a Florida
         corporation;      BROWN          +    COMPANY
         ARCHITECTURE, INC., a Florida corporation;
         EXPERT PAINTING & PRESSURE WASHING,
         INC., a Florida Profit Corporation,

              Defendants.
         _________________________________________/

         ROYAL OAKS HOME, LLC.,

              Cross-Claimant,

         v.

         ADVANCED           WRAPPING   AND   CONCRETE
SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC., a
Florida corporation; DON KING'S CONCRETE,
INC., a Florida corporation; HUGH MACDONALD
CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Florida corporation;
IMPERIAL BUILDING CORPORATION, a Florida
corporation;    PREMIER       PLASTERING   OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC N/K/A TGK STUCCO,
INC., a Florida corporation; WEATHERMASTER
BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., a Florida
corporation; WEINTRAUB INSPECTIONS &
FORENSICS,        INC.     N/K/A   WEINTRAUB
ENGINEERING AND INSPECTIONS, INC.,
WOLF'S IRRIGATION & LANDSCAPING, INC., a
Florida      corporation;     BROWN+COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE, INC., a Florida corporation,

    Cross-Defendants.
_________________________________________/

WEATHERMASTER BUILDING             PRODUCTS,
INC., a Florida Corporation,

     Third-Party Plaintiff,

v.

ALL GLASS INSTALLATION CORP., a Florida
corporation; CASEY HAWKINS, GLASS, INC., a
Florida corporation; DEAN NESBIT, LLC, a Florida
limited       liability     company; HELBERG
ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company; HOBBIT WINDOWS, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company; T&M CONSTRUCTION
OF SANFORD, INC., a Florida corporation; WELL
DONE WINDOWS, INC., a Florida corporation; and
WELL HUNG WINDOWS & DOORS, LLC, a
Florida limited liability company,

    Third-Party Defendants.
__________________________________________/

DON KING’S CONCRETE, INC., a Florida
corporation,

     Third-Party Plaintiff,
 _/
 V.


 E.R.O. CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Florida
 corporation; LIOS CONCRETE CORP., a Florida
 corporation;   and  ATLANTIC
 SYSTEMS, INC., a Florida corporation,

       Third-Party Defendants.
                                      CONCRETE




                             NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION

       TO: All defense counsel.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that the undersigned will take the deposition of:

            Corporate Representative of Weathermaster Building Products, Inc.
by the officers, directors, managing agents or other persons consenting to testify who are

designated to do so concerning the topics attached in SCHEDULE “A” for discovery, use at trial,
or under Rule 1.310(b)(6), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, before a person authorized to take

depositions at:

                    DATE                         TIME                       LOCATION
        November 14, 2022                       9:30 a.m.                    Via Zoom



                                        ZOOM DETAILS

 https://us02web.zoom.us/i/87828349320?pwd=cHIZVmliV04zYUFScmpWNWUyT2p6UT09
                                Meeting ID: 878 2834 9320
                                    Passcode: 377263


       The oral examination will continue from day to day until completed. The deposition is

being taken for purposes of discovery, for use at trial or is being taken for such other purposes as

are permitted under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
       In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act       of 1990, persons    in need   of a

special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, no later than seven days prior to the

proceeding, contact the undersigned.

   DATED: August 30, 2022.




                                          BALL JANIK LLP

                                          By: /s/Kasey L. Joyce
                                              Phillip E. Joseph, FL Bar No. 1000368
                                              Evan J. Small, FL Bar No. 57306
                                              Jeffrey A. Widelitz FL Bar No. 105642
                                              Christopher S. Tribbey, FL Bar No. 1003114
                                              Kasey L. Joyce, FL Bar No. 1024705
                                              201 E Pine Street, Suite 600
                                              Orlando, FL 32801
                                              Telephone: (407) 455-5664
                                              Facsimile: (407)902-2105
                                              pjoseph@balljanik.com

                                              jwidelitz@balljanik.com
                                              ctribbey@ballianik.com

                                              dtodd@balljanik.com
                                              tadorno@balljanik.com
                                              cbetancourt@balljanik.com
                                              bburton@balljanik.com
                                              orlandodocket@balljanik.com

                                          Counselfor Plaintiff Villas at Emerald Lake
                                          Homeowners Association, Inc.

                                     CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
       I   certify that a true copy of the foregoing has been filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing

Portal on this 30th day of August 2022.



                                                            /s/ Kasev L. Joyce
                                                            Kasey L. Joyce
                                    SERVICE LIST

LANNIE D. HOUGH JR.                        THAMIR A.R. KADDOURI, JR.
ROBIN H. LEAVENGOOD                        PENELOPE T. ROWLETT
JAMES MICHAEL WALLS                        BETH ANN TOBEY
BRIAN C. PORTER                            Law Office of Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr. P.A.
Carlton Fields, P.A.                       3220 West Cypress Street
4221 W. Boy Scout Boulevard                Tampa, FL 33607
Tampa, FL 33607-5780                       (813) 879-5752
(813)223-7000                              thamir.kaddouri@tampalaw.org
lhough@carltonfields.com
nbonilla@carltonfields.com                 beth.tobey@tampalaw.org
rleavengood@carltonfields.com
bporter@carltonfields.com                  Counsel for Defendant, Imperial Building
mwalls@carltonfields.com                   Corporation
eiohnson@carltonfields.com
bwoolard@carltonfields.com

Counsel for Defendant, Royal Oak Homes,
LLC
PAUL SIDNEY ELLIOTT                        PETER J. KAPSALES
P.O. Box 274204                            MARGARET M. EFTA
Tampa, FL 33688-4204                       Milne Law Group, P.A.
(813)265-1314                              301 E. Pine Street, Suite 525
pse@psejd.com                              Orlando, FL 32801
                                           (321) 558-7700
Counsel for Defendant, Hugh MacDonald      pkapsales@milnelawgroup.com
Construction, Inc. (HMC)                   mefta@milnelawgroup.com
                                           eservice@milnelawgroup.com
DENISE M. ANDERSON
ASHLEY M. MATTINGLY                        Counsel for Defendant, Weathermaster
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP           Building Products, Inc.
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
Tampa, FL 33602
(813)281-1900
danderson@butler. legal
amattingly@butler.legal
krieck@butler.legal
rjorge@butler. legal

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Hugh MacDonald
Construction, Inc.

DENISE M. ANDERSON                         TIMOTHY C. FORD
DAVID A. MERCER                            ANDREW E. HOLWAY
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP          J. ROCCO CAFARO
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300               RON ESPINAL
Tampa, FL 33602                               Hill Ward Henderson
danderson@butler. legal                       101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700
dmercer@butler. legal                         Tampa, FL 33602
krieck@butler.legal                           (813)221-3900
rjorge@butler. legal                          andrew.holway@hwhlaw.com
tbarry@butler. legal                          derrick.calandra@hwhlaw.com

Counsel for Defendant, Don King’s Concrete,   kathy.wernsing@hwhlaw.com
Inc.                                          rocco.cafaro@hwhlaw.com
                                              ron.espinal@hwhlaw.com
                                              tim.ford@hwhlaw.com
                                              tracy.coale@hwhlaw.com

                                              Counsel for Defendant, Weintraub
                                              Inspections de Forensics, Inc. n/k/a Weintraub
                                              Engineering and Inspections, Inc.

JAYNE ANN PITTMAN                             BRUCE R. CALDERON
NATALIE C. FISCHER                            D. BRYAN HILL
Conroy Simberg                                AUDRA R. CREECH
Two South Orange Avenue, Suite 300            BARRI A. REISCH
Orlando, FL 32801                             Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP
(407) 649-9797                                1900 NW Corporate Blvd.
eserviceorl@conroysimberg.com                 East Tower, Suite 440
jpittman@conrovsimberg.com                    Boca Raton, FL 33431
mmaitland@conroysimberg.com                   (561)994-7310
nfischer@conroysimberg.com                    bcalderon@milbermakris.com
                                              dhill@milbermakris.com
Counsel for Defendant, Advanced Wrapping      acreech@milbermakris.com
and Concrete Solutions of Central Florida,    kmcdowell@milbermakris.com
Inc.                                          breisch@milbermakris.com


                                              Counsel for Defendant, Brown + Company
                                              Architecture, Inc.
WILLIAM M. WOODS                              S. SCOTT ROSS
The Law Offices of William Woods              Groelle & Salmon, P.A.
 100 S Missouri Ave Ste 201                    1715 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 320
Clearwater, FL 33756-5763                     Tampa, FL 33607
(727) 799-1229 Ext. 4063                      (813) 849-7200
wwoods@willwoodslaw.com                       gstcourtdocs@gspalaw.com
annelm@willwoodslaw.com                       sross@gspalaw.com
pleadings@willwoodslaw.com                    cebanks@gspalaw.com
jlulgjurai@willwoodslaw.com
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, AU Glass             Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, Heiberg
Installation Corp.                                      Enterprises, LLC

VICKI LAMBERT                                           ANDREW T. MARSHALL
ALEC MASSON                                             SARA W. MAPES
Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Cohen                     Hamilton, Price & Marshall, P.A.
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                               “TVV                     2400 Manatee Ave. W.
0t4ande@4^28O4                                          Bradenton, FL 34205
(407)540 9170                                           (941) 748-0550
luksorl pleadings@ls law.com                            andrew@hamiltonpricelaw.com
amason@insurancedefense.net                             sara@hamiltonpricelaw.com
jpestonit@msHfancedefense.net                           nancy@hamiltonpricelaw.com
                                                        kelsey@hamiltonpricelaw.com
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                                          sin / cuavy   atmservice@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Hawkins Glass, Ine.
                                                        Counsel for T&M Construction of Sanford,
MICHAEL D. RUEL                                         Inc.
BRENDEN C. COLLINS
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith,              WILLIAM M. WOODS
P.L.C.                                                  JOSEPH M. CLINE
400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000                           100 S. Missouri Avenue, Suite 201
Tampa, FL 33602                                         Clearwater, Fl 33756
(813)977-1200                                           (727) 799-1229, Ext. 4072
tampaservbice@gallowavlawfirm.com                       wwoods@willwoodslaw.com
mruel@gallowaylawfirm.com                               iosephc@willwoodslaw.com
bcollinsl@gallowaylawfirm.com                           annelm@willwoodslaw.com
                                                        inabelc@willwoodslaw.coin
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant, Casey                pleadings@willwoodslaw.com
Hawkins Glass, Inc.
                                                        Counsel for Third-Party Defendant,
                                                        T de M Construction of Sanford, Inc. and AU
                                                        Glass Installation Corp.
BRUCE R. CALDERON                                       COLE J. COPERTINO
D. BRYAN HILL                                           Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A.
AUDRA R. CREECH                                         505 Maitland Avenue, Suite 1000
Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP                   Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
1900 NW Corporate Blvd.,                                (407) 425-0234
East Tower, Suite 440                                   ccopertino@wfmblaw.com
Boca Raton, FL 33431                                    cbraungai4@wfmblaw.com
(561)994-7310                                           lwilliains@wfmblaw.com
bcalderon@milbermakris.coin
dhill@milbermakris.com                                  Counsel for Well Hung Windows & Doors
acreech@milbennakris.com

Counsel for Defendant, Brown + Company
Architecture, Inc.
JOSEPH L. ZOLLNER                             CHESLEY G. MOODY, JR.
Law Office of Christopher Norris              MAI M. LE
PO Box 7217                                   Moody & Graf, P.A.
London, KY 40742                              1101 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 200
(904) 346-5422                                Maitland, FL 32751
floridacdlegalmail@libertymutual.com          (407)755-6900
ioseph.zollner@libertymutual.com
                                              mle@moodygraf.com
Counsel for Lios Concrete Corp                cbuhler@moodygraf.com
                                              iperera@moodvaraf.com

                                              Counsel for Premier Plastering of Central
                                              Elorida, Inc. Withdrew for Premier
                                              Idasterin^mly-drd^DQ-d: Wolf's Irrigation
                                              A Landscaping, Inc.
MONAL O. ZIPPER                               WAYNE M. ALDER
JENNIFE SHIPPOLE                              Fisher Broyles, LLP
Law Office of Jennifer L. Shippole            7668 N. W. 125”’ Way
14050 NW 14th Street, Suite 180               Pompano Beach, FL 33076
Sunrise, FL 33323                             (954) 603-6174
(954)417-3066 Ext. 4645                       wayne.alder@fisherbroyles.com
jlspleadings@fednat.com                       wmalder@bellsouthnet.com
mzipper@fednat.com
                                              Counsel for E.R.O. Construction, Inc.

Counsel for Atlantic Concrete Systems, Inc.

JERRILYNN HADLEY                              JENNIFER MILLER BROOKS
TODD M. LADAUCEUR                             SHAUN M. QUINN
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and         Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP
Smith, PLC                                     150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200
 118 E. Garden Street                         Miami, FL 33131-2332
Pensacola, FL 32502                           (305)379-3686
(850) 436-7000                                imiller@hamiltonmillerlaw.com
tmlconstruction@gallowaylawfirm.com           jaarcia@hamiltonmillerlaw.com
                                              squinn@hamiltonmillerlaw.com
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant Hobhit      efortich@hamiltonmillerlaw.com
Windows, LLC                                  amourin@hamiltonmillerlaw.com

                                              Counsel for Defendant/Cross-Defendant,
                                              TGK Stucco, Inc.




SHAUN M. QUINN
JACKELINE RODRIGUEZ
Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP
 150 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 1200
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 379-3686
squinn@hamiltonmillerlaw.com
jrodriguez@hamiltonmiller.com

Counsel for Defendant/ Cross-Defendant,
Premier Plastering of Central Florida, Inc.



                              UNREPRESENTED PARTIES

Expert Painting & Pressure Washing, Inc.
c/o Richard C. Bates, Registered Agent
3631 Late Morning Cir.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
                                            SCHEDULE “A”


       Pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.310(b)(6), the organization named in the accompanying Notice

of Deposition (the “Organization”) shall designate one or more officers, directors, managing

agents, or other persons who consent to testify on its behalf regarding the following matters known

or reasonably available to the Organization:

       1.      The scope of any and all work performed by the Organization on the Villas at

Emerald Lake townhomes community located in Osceola County, Florida, which is the subject

matter of this action (the “Subject Property” or “Project”).

       2.      The name and scope of work for the Organization and each architect, engineer,

designer, contractor, and subcontractor at any level that performed work at the Subject Property.

       3.      The names and titles of all employees or representatives of the Organization who

had any involvement with the Project, and the job responsibilities of each.

       4.      The names and titles of all forepersons, supervisors, project managers, or

superintendents, involved in the Project.

       5.      The entities with whom the Organization entered into subcontracts, contracts, or

agreements, either written or verbal, in connection with the Project, and the contents of all

subcontracts, contracts, or agreements.

       6.      The sequencing of work at the Project.

       7.      Requests for information submitted by entities in connection with the Project.

       8.      Change orders submitted by entities in connection with the Project.

       9.      Inspections conducted by local government and/or regulatory officials in

connection with the Project.

       10.     Inspections conducted by third party inspectors in connection with the Project.
       11.     The design of the architectural plans.

       12.     The building codes, industry standards, and product specifications considered by

the Organization, at the time of the work, to be applicable to the Organization and its

subcontractors’ scopes of work at the Subject Property.

       13.     The means, methods, materials, policies, procedures, and personnel used by the

Organization and its subcontractors in performing its work on the Subject Property.

       14.     The means, methods, policies, procedures, and personnel used by the Organization

to ensure that its work and its subcontractors’ work complied with applicable building codes,

industry standards, and product specifications, including permitting, approvals, requests for

information, change orders, direction and supervision, coordination, inspections and scheduling of

inspections, and integration of work with other trades.

       15.     The Organization’s policies and procedures governing the Organization’s conduct

in the event the Organization’s personnel observed, noticed, or discovered work by the

Organization and/or its subcontractors at the Subject Property that appeared to not conform to

applicable building codes, industry standards, or product specifications.

       16.     The Organization’s policies and procedures governing the Organization’s conduct

in the event the Organization’s personnel observed, noticed, or discovered work by another trade

at the Subject Property that appeared to not conform to applicable building codes, industry

standards, or product specifications.

       17.     The oversight and/or systems of checks and balances in place to ensure the work

performed by Organization’s personnel and/or subcontractors was compliant with applicable

building codes, industry standards, or product specifications.
       18.     The means, methods, policies, procedures, and personnel used by the Organization

to ensure that construction complied with permitting, approvals, material selection, requests for

information, change orders, direction and supervision, coordination and scheduling of work,

inspections and scheduling of inspections, and integration of work with other trades.

       19.     The permits required for the work performed by the Organization at the Subject

Property.

       20.     The Organization’s communications with design professionals or inspectors

regarding the Subject Property.

       21.     The Organization’s responses to discovery in this action, including the search for

documents and information responsive to such responses.

       22.     The Organization’s policies, practices, procedures, and systems regarding

document maintenance and retention for construction projects in Florida.

       23.     The Organization’s policies, practices, procedures, and systems regarding the

maintenance and retention of electronically stored information for construction projects in Florida.

       24.     The Organization’s document management systems.