Motion,Ex Parte: VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC vs. ROYAL OAK HOMES LLC

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                                Filing # 135603522 E-Filed 09/29/2021 04:39:48 PM



        IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
        NINTII JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
        FOR OSCEOLA COUNLY, FLORIDA
        CASE NO: 2020-CA-002942

        VILLAS  AT                   EMERALD        LAKE
        HOMEOWNERS                 ASSOCIA'LION,   INC., a
        Torida not for profit corporation,

                  Plaintiff,

        vs.

        ROYAL          OAK        TOMMS, LLC, a Florida
        limited       liability  company; ADVANCED
        WRAPPING.                 AND     CONCRETE,
        SOLUTIONS              OF CENTRAL FLORIDA,
        INC., a Florida corporation; DON KING'S
        CONCRETE, INC., a Morida corporation;
        HUGH MACDONALD CONSTRUCTION,
        INC., a Florida corporation, IMPERIAL
        BUILDING       CORPORATION,     a Florida
        corporation, PREMIER PLASTERING OF
        CEN'IRAL FLORIDA, INC. N/K/A ‘1GK
        STUCCO,      INC., a Florida corporation,
        WLATHERMASTER                 BUILDING
        PRODUCIS, INC.., a Morida corporation;
        WEIN LRAUB          INSPECLIONS         &
        FORENSICS, INC. N/K/A WLEINTRAUB
        ENGINEERING        AND    INSPL-CIIONS,
        INC., a Tlorida corporation; ‘IHL DIMILLO
        GROUP, LLC, a Florida limited liability
        compat;      WOLTI'S   IRRIGATIONS      &
        LANDSCAPING HIOMES, INC., a Florida
        corporation;    BROWN      + COMPANY
        ARCHIIECIURE,        INC.,    a   TMorida
        corpotation,

                  Defendants.

        ROYAL          OAK        TOMMS, LLC, a Florida
        limited liability company,

                  Crossclaim Plaintiff.

        vs.


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ADVANCED     WRAPPING     AND
CONCRETE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA,       INC.,   a   Tlorida     corporation;
DON    KING'S CONCRELE INC., a Morida
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     Torida   corporation;
WLATHERMASTER           BUILDING
PRODUCTS,       INC., a Florida corporation;
WLINTRAUB        INSPECTIONS       &
FORENSICS, INC. N/K/A WEIN RAUB
ENGINEERING     AND    INSPECLIONS,
INC,, a Florida corporation; WOLT'S
IRRIGATION & LANDSCAPING, INC., a
Florida corporation, BROWN           + COMPANY
ARCHTIECIURE,              INC,        a  Torida
corporation,

      Crossclaim Defendants,

DON    KING'S CONCRETT. INC., a Florida
corporation.

      ‘Vhird-Party Plaintiff.

v.

E.R.O. CONSIRUCLION, INC, a Florida
corporation; LIOS CONCRETT. CORP., a
Florida    corporation; and   ATLANTIC
CONCRETE         SYSIEMS INC., a Florida
corporation.

      ‘Third-Party Defendants.


                 THIRD-PARTY DEF                        Li          RETE      RP’
                        MOTI     FOR            PROTE              RDER


        COMES      NOW,         ‘thitd-Patty Defendant, LIOS   CONCREIT.   CORP     (“LIOS”), by and
through its undersigned counsel, hereby moves this Court to enter an Order granting this Motion
for Protective Order pursuant to I'lorida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.280(c) to protect LIOS from
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being required to participate in unnecessary discovery, and in support states the following:
        1   Counsel for LIOS       filed and served a Motion to Dismiss and/or Stay Proceedings on

            August 27, 2021.      ‘The basis of its Motion to Dismiss is that the Master Subcontractor
            Agteement between Don King’s Conctete, Inc. ((DKC”) and LIOS tequired that any
            dispute would be filed in Seminole County, Ilorida, not Osceola County.                  See LIOS
            Motion   to Dismiss      attached   as [xhibit “A.”       ‘The Motion    is set for heating on
            November 1, 2021.

            Subsequently, Counsel for DKC         filed and served T'irst Set of Interrogatories and First

            Request for Production of Document to LIOS on September 9, 2021; with responses
            due on October 9, 2021.         See DKC’s interrogatories and RI'P attached as Composite
            Exhibit “B.”
            Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(¢), provides that, “[u]pon motion by a patty ...
            and for good cause shown, the court in which the action is pending may make any order
            to protect a patty or petson from annoyance, embatrassment, oppression, or undue
            burden or expense that justice requites, including one or more of the following: (1) that
            the discovery not be had; (2) that the discovery may be had only on specified terms and
            conditions, including a designative of time or place          ... (4) that certain matters not be
            inquited into, or that the scope of the discovery be limited to certain matters.”
            Florida courts have imposed protective orders specifically addressing when discovery is
            not to be had. In Tennant v Charton, the Court held that a protective ordet should be
            issued for good cause shown, and to protect a party from annoyance, embarrassment,

            oppression or undue burden ot expense that justice requites. 377 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 1979).
            Rojas v. Ryder 'Vruck Rental, Inc., established that a trial court possesses broad discretion in
            overseeing discovery, and protecting the patties that come before it. 625 So, 2d 106, 107
            (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).      Additionally, Waite ». Wellington Boats, Inc., states that “trial courts
            must be accorded broad discretion in the treatment of discovery problems through the
            employment of the protective provisions contemplated by Rule 1.280.” 459 So.2d 425,
            426 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).
            Further, Ilorida courts have found that trial courts have discretion to stay discovery
            pending the determination of a substantive motion that challenge the legal sufficiency of
            a pleading.    See Ieigin v. [lospital Staffing Services, Inc., 569 So.2d 941 (Ila. 4th DCA   1990)
             (“the trial court did not abuse its discretion by .. staying              appellant's   discovery
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depositions pending the motion to dismiss hearing”); Deltona Corp. v. Bailey, 336 So.2d
            1163 (Ila. 1976) (recognizing that “postponing discovery for a short period of time
            pending determination of material, outstanding motions may be within the discretion of
            the trial coutt...”); [lollywood, Inc. v. Broward County, 90 So.2d 47 (Fla. 1956) (trial court
            had disctetion to enter an order staying depositions that “wete noticed while motions to
            dismiss wete pending.”).
            LIOS should not be required to comply with DKC’s discovery requests until after the
            Court rules on its Motion to Dismiss.      LIOS’s Motion to Dismiss challenges the legal
            sufficiency of DKC’s third-party complaint.     As set forth in LIOS’s Motion to Dismiss,
            the parties entered into a Master Subcontract Agreement that requited the parties to
            litigate this matter in Seminole County.    DKC filed its third-party complaint in Osceola
            County, in violation of the signed agreement.
            lowing DKC        to proceed with discovery prior to the court ruling on LIOS’s motion
            will cause undue burden on LIOS by having to respond to discovery on a potentially
            legally insufficient claim.
            Accordingly, LIOS requests that this Court enter a protective order barring discovery, or
            stay discovery until, a ruling on LIOS's Motion to Dismiss.


        WHEREFORE,          LIOS    CONCRIIT,     CORP,     respectfully requests   that this Ionotable
Coutt: (i) grant the instant Motion for Protective Order; (ii) enter an order pursuant to Mla. R. Civ. P.
1.280(c) stating that LIOS does not have to respond to any discovery until, if ever, after a ruling is

made on LIOS's Motion to Dismiss; (iii) otherwise stay any and all discovery against LIOS until a
tuling is made on LIOS's Motion to Dismiss, and; (iv) grant all further relief that is just and proper.




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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 29" day of September 2021, a true and correct copy of the
foregoing document has been filed via the I'lorida el'iling Portal, sent via [!-Mail to counsel and via
U.S. Mail for Pro Se patties as follows:
Phillip E. Joseph, Esq.                              Phillips. Howell, Tisq.
Evan J. Small, sq.                                   Kyler. McNeal, sq.
Jeffrey A. Widelitz, Esq.                            Galloway, Johnson, ‘Tompkins, Burt & Smith,
Allana D.E. Smith, Esq.                              PLC.
Ball Janik LLP                                       400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000
201 Last Pine Street, Suite 600                      ‘Lampa, I'L 33602
Orlando, Florida 32801                               (813) 977-1200 «
pjoseph@balljanik.com                                (813) 977-1288 - Facsimile
esmall@ballianik.com                                 tampaservice@gallowayiawfirm.com
jwidelitz@pballjanik.com.                            phowell@gallowaylawfirm.com
asmith@pballianik.com                                kmenealr@gallmvaylawfirm.com
ypalmer@pballjanik.com                               Counsel for Casey Llawkins Glass, Inc.
cbetancourt@balljanik.com
bburton@balljanik.com
dmiksell@pballjanik.com
otlandodocket@balljanik.com
 Counsel for Plainteffs
Lannie D. Hough Jr., Esq.                            Paul Sidney Lliott, Esq.
Robin Leavengood, L'sq.                              P.O. Box 274204
CARLTON FIELDS                                       ‘Tampa, I'L 33688-4204
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 1000                   pse@psejd.com
‘Lampa, l'lorida 33607                               Counsel for [Iugh MacDonald Construction, Inc.
lhough@catltonfields.com
nbonilla@catltonfields.com.
leavengood@carltonfields.com
brosa@catltonfields.com
vwilliams@carltonfields.com
Counsel for Royal Oak Uomes, LIC
‘Limothy C. Tord, Esq.                               Denise M. Anderson, Esq.
Andrew I. Holway, Esq.                               Kate I’. Gaset, Esq.
TILL WARD HENDERSON                                  BUTLER WEITIMULLER KATZ CRAIG LLP
101 L.. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700                    400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
‘Yampa, l'lorida 33602                               ‘Lampa, I'L 33602
tim. ford@hwhlaw.com                                 danderson@butler.legal
andrew.holway@hwhlaw.com                             kgaset@butlet.legal
tracy.coale@hwhlaw.com                               ktieck@pbutler.legal
Kathy.wemsing@hwhlaw.com                             dwhite@butlerlegal
derrick.calandra@hwhlaw.com                          Counsel for Don King's Concrete, Inc.
Counsel for Weintraub Inspections & Forensic.
Inc.
‘Vhamir A.R. Kaddouti, Jr., Esq.                     Jayne Ann Pittman, Esq.

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Penelope T’. Rowlett, I'sq.                       CONROY SIMBERG
Beth Ann Tobey, Esq.                              ‘Two South Orange Avenue, Suite 300
LAW OTTICE OF THAMIR A. R.                        Orlando, I'L 32801
KADDOURL JR., P.A.                                eserviceorl@conroysimberg.com
3220 West Cypress Street                          jpittman@conroysimberg.com
‘Tampa, Florida 33607                             mmaitland@conroysimberg.com
thamir.kaddouri@tampalaw.org                      Counsel for Advanced Wrapping and Concrete
service@tampalaw.org                              Solutions of Central Morida, Inc.
Counsel for Imperial Building Corporation
Bruce R. Caldeton, sq.                            Andrew ‘I’. Marshall, Lsq.
D. Bryan Hill, Esq.                               HAMILION, PRICE & MARSHALL, P.A
Audra R. Creech, Esq.                             2400 Manatee Ave. W.
MILBER MAKRIS PLOUSADIS &                         Bradenton, FL 34205
SEIDEN, LLP                                       Andrew@hamihonpricelaw.com
1900 NW Corporate Blvd.                           Nancy@hamiltonpricelaw.com
East lower, Suite 440                             Kelsey@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Boca Raton, Florida 33431                         Counsel for ‘T&M Construction of Sanford, Inc.
bealdeton@milbermaktis.com
dhill@milbermakris.com.
acreech@milbermakris.com
Counsel for Brown + Company Architectute,
Inc.
Nicole Seropian, Esq.                             Michael D. Ruel, Esq.
Jennifer Shippole, Isq.                           Brenden C. Collins, Esq.
LAW OFFICE OF JENNIFER L. SHIPPOLE                Galloway, Johnson, ‘Tompkins, Burt & Smith,
14050 NW 14th Street, Suite 180                   P.L.C.
Sunrise, Morida 33323                             400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000
jlspleadings@fednat.com                           ‘Tampa, I'L 33602
nsetopian@fednat.com                              (813) 977-1200 + (813) 977-1288 — Facsimile
jshippole@fednat.com                              tampaservice@gallowaylawfirm.com
Counsel for Atlantic Concrete Systems, Inc.       mrucl@gallowaylawfirm.com
                                                  bcollins@gallowaylawfirm.com
                                                  Counsel for Casey Hawkins Glass, Inc.




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Law Office of J. Chtistopher Norris




Joseph L. Zollner
Florida Bar No. 188506
PO Box 7217
London, KY 40742
‘Velephone: 904-346-5422
Facsimile: 866-270-1372
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant Lios Concrete Corp
Primary: I'loridaCDLegalMail@LibertyMutual.com
Secondary:   joseph.zollner@libertymutual.com




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EXHIBIT ‘A’
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO:           2020-CA-002942

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

          Plaintiff,
vs.

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,     Florida corporation; IMPERIAL
            a
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   IRRIGATIONS        &
LANDSCAPING HOMES, INC., a Florida
corporation;     BROWN     +    COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE,         INC,       a  Florida
corporation,

          Defendants.

ROYAL OAK HOMES,                    LLC,   a Florida
limited liability company,

          Crossclaim Plaintiff.

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vs.

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; WOLF'S
IRRIGATION & LANDSCAPING, INC., a
Florida corporation, BROWN + COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE,            INC.,    a       Florida
corporation,

         Crossclaim 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
CONCRETE            SYSTEMS _ INC.,        a     Florida
corporation.

         Third-Party Defendants.




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THIRD-PARTY, LIOS CONCRETE CORP.’S
                    MOTION TO DISMISS AND/OR STAY PROCEEDINGS


        COMES       NOW        the Third-Party Defendant, LIOS CONCRETE                       CORP. (“LIOS”), by and

through its undersigned attorneys, and hereby moves this Honorable Court for the entry of an

Order dismissing or, in the alternative, staying proceedings against LIOS herein and, as grounds

therefore, states as follows:

        1         Plaintiff    filed   the    instant     action    on   or    about   November     23,   2020,     alleging

construction defects and deficiencies related to the design and construction of the Emerald Lakes

Condominium residential complex (“the Project”).

        2.        On or about December 29, 2020, Defendant, ROYAL                           OAK   HOMES,        LLC filed a

Cross-Claim against DON KING’S CONCRETE, INC. (“DKC’) and others.

        3         DKC      filed a Third-Party          Complaint    (“the Third-Party      Complaint”)    on March      15,

2021, against LIOS as others.          The claims against LIOS include Breach of Contract, Common Law

Indemnity,     Violation      of   Building      Code,     Negligence,        Contractual   Indemnity,    and     Equitable

Subrogation.

        4.        DKC      and LIOS entered into a Master Subcontractor Agreement dated December

23, 2015 (“the Contract”). A copy of the Contract is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

        5.       The Contract states in Article 1 that it “...shall contain the terms, conditions and

specifications governing all construction projects that are or that may in the future be commenced

by and between DKC and [Lios]...”

        6.       The    contract       further   states in Article       16, that “All disputes      arising under      this

Subcontractor or any bonds issued by either Contractor or its Surety or Subcontractor or its surety

(hereinafter “all disputes”) shall be mediated as a condition precedent to litigation or arbitration.”

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DKC    and LIOS signed the Contract and are, therefore, bound by its provisions.

        7
                   DKC    filed the Third-Party     Complaint    against   LIOS   prematurely,   without   first

fulfilling its obligations under the Contract.         Specifically, DKC    filed its Third-Party Complaint

without first mediating the dispute, which is a condition precedent to litigation under the

Contract between DKC and LIOS.

            8     The Court recognized in Gefchell v. Suntrust Bank, 2016 WL 740603 (M.D. Fla. 2016)

that, “Since the parties entered into a valid and enforceable agreement to mediate disputes arising

out of the contract, Defendant has not waived its right to mediate, and no mediation has occurred,

this action is premature.”.     Similarly, in 3-J Hospitality, LLC v Big Time Design, Inc., 2009 WL3586830,

(S.D. Fla. Oct. 27, 2009), the Court found that the “...Plaintiff is bound to mediate the claims as a

condition precedent to litigation and the complaint must be dismissed.”

        9          Article 16 of the Contract further states “If the dispute is litigated, it shall be resolved

solely and exclusively in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in and for Seminole County,

Florida.”

            10.    DKC    filed its Third-Party Complaint in Osceola County, Florida in violation of the

terms of Article 16 of the Contract, stating that the sole and exclusive venue for litigation between

DKC and Lios is the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in and for Seminole County, Florida.

            11.    “Florida courts recognize a distinction between mandatory jurisdiction clauses in

contracts which require that a particular forum be the exclusive jurisdiction for litigation concerning

the contract, and permissive jurisdiction clauses which only provide that there may be jurisdiction

over such litigation in a particular forum.” Shoppes Ltd. Partnership v Conn, 829 So.2d 356 (Fla. 5”

DCA    2002). Article 16 of the Contract states that the sole and exclusive venue is Seminole

County, Florida.     Given the exclusivity of the language, the clause is mandatory and DKC            erred in

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filing its Third-Party Complaint in Osceola County, Florida.

        12.      Likewise, in General Home Development Corp. v. Kwirant, 819 So.2d 255 (Fla. 2d DCA.

2002), the Court held that “contractual requirement that “any” action brought by the purchaser or

builder “shall” be in particular county was susceptible to only one interpretation — that the parties

had expressed an intent to limit venue to one specific locale county specified therein.” Such is the

case herein, where the contract clause states that litigation between DKC               and LIOS   “shall be

resolved solely and exclusively” in Seminole County, Florida.


        WHEREFORE,          Third-Party Defendant, LIOS        CONCRETE        CORP.,    hereby moves    this

Honorable Court for the entry of an Order dismissing the Third-Party Complaint for improper
venue   and   premature   filing in light of the mediation     provision   or, in the alternative,   staying
proceedings   until such time as mediation can occur, and for all such further relief as this Court
deems just and proper.




                                  CERTIFICATE         OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 27th day               of April, 2021, a true and correct copy of the
foregoing document has been filed via the Florida    eFiling Portal, sent via E-Mail to counsel and via
US. Mail for Pro Se parties as follows:
Phillip E. Joseph, Esq.                               Phillips. Howell, Esq.
Evan J. Small, Esq.                                   Kyler. McNeal, Esq.
Nicholas B. Vargo, Esq.                               Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith,
Allana D.E. Smith, Esq.                               P.L.C.
Ball Janik LLP                                       400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000
201 East Pine Street, Suite 600                      Tampa, FL 33602
Orlando, Florida 32801                                (813) 977-1200 +
pjoseph@balljanik.com                                 (813) 977-1288 - Facsimile
esmall@ballianik.com                                  tampaservice@gallowayiawfirm.com
nvargo@balljanik.com                                  phowell@gallowaylawfirm.com
asmith@ballianik.com                                  kmcnealr@gallmvaylawfirm.com
vpalmcr@balljanik.com                                 Counsel for Casey Hawkins Glass, Ine.
cbctancourt@ballianik.com
mwise@ballianik.com
dmiksell@ballianik.com
otlandodocket@balljanik.com
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Counsel for Plaintiffs
Lannie D. Hough Jr., Esq.                             Paul Sidney Elliott, Esq.
Robin Leavengood, Esq.                                P.O. Box 274204
CARLTON FIELDS                                       ‘Tampa, FL 33688-4204
4221   W.    Boy Scout    Blvd,   Suite   1000        pse@psejd.com
Tampa, Florida 33607                                  Counsel for Hugh MacDonald Construction, Inc.
lhough@carltonfields.com
nbonilla@carltonfields.com
leavengood@carltonfields.com
brosa@carltonfields.com
vwilliams@carltonfields.com
Counsel for Rayal Oak Homes, LLC
Timothy C. Ford, Esq.                                 Denise M. Anderson, Esq.
Andrew E. Holway, Esq.                               Kate F. Gaset, Esq.
HILL WARD HENDERSON                                  BUTLER WEIHMULLER KATZ CRAIG LLP
101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700                     400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
Tampa, Florida 33602                                 Tampa, FL 33602
tim.ford@hwhlaw.com                                  danderson@butler.legal
andrew.holway@hwhlaw.com                              kgaset@butler.legal
tracy.coale@hwhlaw.com                                krieck@pbutlerlegal
Kathy.wemsing@hwhlaw.com                              dwhite@butler.legal
derrick.calandra@hwhlaw.com                           Counsel for Don King's Concrete, Inc.
Counsel for Weintraub Inspections & Forensic. Ine.
Thamir A.R. Kaddouti, Jr., Esq.                      Jayne Ann Pittman, Esq.
Penelope T. Rowlett, Esq.                            CONROY SIMBERG
Beth Ann Tobey, Esq.                                 Two South Orange Avenue, Suite 300
LAW OFFICE OF THAMIR A. R.                            Orlando, FL 32801
KADDOURL JR., P.A.                                    eserviceotl@conroysimberg.com
3220 West Cypress Street                              jpittman@conroysimberg.com
‘Tampa, Florida 33607                                 mmaitland@conroysimberg.com
thamir.kaddouri@tampalaw.org                          Counsel for Advanced Wrapping and Concrete
service@tampalaw.org                                  Solutions of Central Florida, Ine.
Counsel for Imperial Building Corporation
Bruce R. Calderon, Esq.                               Andrew 'T. Marshall,      Esq.
D. Bryan     Hill, Esq.                               HAMILTON, PRICE & MARSHALL, P.A
Audra R.     Creech, Esq.                             2400 Manatee Ave. W.
MILBER       MAKRIS PLOUSADIS &                       Bradenton, FL 34205
SEIDEN,       LLP                                     Andrew@hamihonpricelaw.com
1900 NW       Corporate Blvd.                         Nancy@hamiltonpricelaw.com
East Tower, Suite 440                                 Kelsey@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Boca Raton, Florida 33431                             Counsel for Te=M Construction of Sanford, Inc.
bealderon@milbermakris.com
dhill@milbermakris.com
acreech@milbermakris.com
Counsel     for Brown + Company Architecture, Ine.
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Law Office of Amy L. Warpinski




Joseph L. Zollner
Florida Bar No. 188506
PO Box 7217
London, KY 40742
Telephone: 904-346-5422
Facsimile: 866-270-1372
Counsel for Lios Concrete Corp
Primary: FloridaCDLegalMail@LibertyMutual.com
Secondary: joseph.zollner@libertymutual.com




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EXHIBIT ‘B’
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,
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Vv.

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
IRRIGATIONS & LANDSCAPING, INC., a Florida
corporation; SUMMERPARK HOMES, INC., a
Florida corporation;      BROWN       + COMPANY
ARCHITECTURE, INC., a Florida corporation,

         Defendants.
                                                                     /
ROYAL OAK HOMES,                      LLC,    a Florida    limited
liability company;

         Crossclaim Plaintiff,

v.

ADVANCE   WRAPPING  AND    CONCRETE
SOLUTIONS OF CENTREL 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; WOLF’S IRRIGATIONS &
LANDSCAPING,         INC., a Florida corporation;
BROWN + COMPANY ARCHITECTURE, INC., a
Florida corporation,

       Crossclaim Defendants.

DON KING’S CONCRETE, INC.,

       Third-Party Plaintiff,

Vv.

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

       Third-Party Defendants.
                                                       /

       DON KING'S CONCRETE, INC.’S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
                OF DOCUMENTS TO THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT
                                 LIOS CONCRETE CORP.

       COMES      NOW    the Defendant/Third-Party          Plaintiff DON   KING’S   CONCRETE,

INC., by and through      its undersigned   counsel,       serves   its Request for Production of

Documents upon Third-Party Defendant, LIOS CONCRETE                     CORP. and requests that

same be responded to within the time and in the manner prescribed by Rule 1.350 of

the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
Definitions

For the purposes of these Requests, the terms used are defined as follows:

       1         The “Project” shall mean the construction project commonly referred to as
the Villas at Emerald Lake, located in Osceola County, Florida which is the subject of
this litigation.

       2.     “Litigation” shall mean the above-captioned lawsuit.

       3.      “DON KING’S” shall mean the Defendant          DON    KING’S   CONCRETE,
INC., its agents, employees and representatives.

      4     “You,” “Your,” or “LIOS” shall mean LIOS CONCRETE           CORP.., its agents,
employees and representatives.

       5.   The “Complaint” shall mean the Complaint and all amendments filed by
VILLAS AT EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. in this Litigation
and any amendments thereto.

      6.   The “CROSSCLAIM” shall mean the Crossclaim and all amendments filed
by ROYAL OAK in this Litigation and any amendments thereto.

         7.      “Document” shall mean: any written or graphic matter or other means of
preserving thought or expression, all tangible things from which information can be
processed or transcribed, including the originals and all non-identical copies, whether
different from the original by reason of any notation made on such copy or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, correspondence, email, memoranda, notes, messages,
letters, telegrams, teletype, telefax, bulletins, or other communications, diaries,
chronological data, minutes, books, reports, charges, ledgers, invoices, expense
vouchers, payroll stubs, purchase orders, worksheets, receipts, returns, computer print-
outs, prospectuses, financial statements and balance sheets, schedules, work orders,
affidavits, contracts, minutes, canceled checks, transcripts, statistics, surveys,
magazine or newspaper articles, releases (and any and all drafts, alterations and
modifications, changes and amendments of any of the foregoing), photographs, charts,
graphs, microfiche, microfilm, videotape, recordings or representations of any kind
(including, without limitation, tapes, cassettes, discs, and electronically stored
information, however created, depicted or stored, e.g., on computer, disk diskette, CD,
tape, or zip, jazz, hard, network, or other drive, or by photographic, mechanical, digital,
optical, electronic, or any other means).

       8     The word “and” or “or” shall be construed conjunctively or disjunctively as
necessary to make the request inclusive rather than exclusive.

       9.      The singular form of a noun or pronoun shall be considered to include
within its meaning the plural form of the noun or pronoun so used, and vice versa; and
the use of any tense of any verb shall be considered to include also within its meaning
all other tenses of the verb so used.

       10.    “Related to,” “relate to,” or “relating to” shall mean directly or indirectly
mentioning or describing, pertaining to, being connected with, or reflecting upon a
stated subject matter.

        11.    “Person” or “persons” shall mean each and every individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, social, or political organization, or any other entity, whether
real or judicial, incorporated or unincorporated, encompassed within the usual and
customary meaning of “person” or “persons.”

        12.   The term “communication” shall mean any manner or form of information
or message transmission, however produced or reproduced, whether by “document” as
herein defined or orally or otherwise, which is made, distributed or circulated between or
among persons, or data storage or processing units, and any and all documents
containing, consisting of, or relating or referring, in any way, either directly or indirectly,
to a communication.

         13.     “Identify” with respect to Persons means to state a Person’s full name,
present or last known address, and, when referring to a natural Person, additionally, the
present or last known place of employment.           If the business and home telephone
numbers are known to you, and if the Person is not employed by you, said telephone
numbers shall be provided. “Identify” with respect to any corporation means to give, to
the extent known: (a) its full name; (b) its place and date of incorporation; (c) its present
or last known address and principal place of business; and (d) the identity of officers or
other Persons having knowledge of the matter with respect to which such corporation is
named. “Identify” with respect to any other legal entity means to give, to the extent
known: (a) its full name and type of entity, e.g, partnership or sole proprietorship; (b) its
present or last known address and principal place of business; and (c) the identity of
officers or other Persons having knowledge of the matter with respect to which such
Person is named. “Identify” with respect to each document means to give, to the extent
known: (a) the type of document; (b) the general subject matter; (c) the date of the
document; (d) the author(s), addressee(s) and recipient(s); (e) the date and manner of
its distribution; and (f) the location of each copy of the document and the identity of
those Persons who have possession, custody or control of each such copy. “Identify”
with respect to oral communications means to give, to the extent known: (a) the
communication medium, i.e., in person or telephonic; (b) the date of each such
communication; (c) the full name and current business and residence address of those
who participated in each communication; and (d) the substance and nature of each
such communication.
DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED

      DON KING’S request that LIOS CONCRETE CORP. produce all of the following:

       1    Any and all contracts, agreements, invoices or work          orders executed
between You and DON KING’S in connection with the Project.

      2.   All documents referring to labor, services, or materials furnished by You to
DON KING’S at the Project.

      3.      All documents referring to the condition of labor, services, or materials
furnished by You to DON KING’S at the Project.
      4.       All documents referring to the construction, inspection or evaluation     of
labor, services, or materials furnished by You to DON KING’S at the Project.

      5.     All correspondence with insurance carriers, and proof of loss claims for
coverage or indemnification relating to the Project.

      6.     All notes, journals, calendars, daily logs, memoranda, reports, or meeting
minutes prepared or maintained by You relating to the Project.

      7.     All documents related to the planning and construction of the Project.

      8.      All documents     related to complaints,      reports,   investigations,   or
remediation with respect to Your Work for the Project.

      9.      All communications or documents between You and anyone related to
any alleged construction defects, whether relating to Your scope of work or others,
with respect to the Project.

        10.    All photographs, video or audio recordings, drawings, maps, plans,
specifications, graphs, charts, diagrams, or any other visual or audible depictions with
respect to the Project.

        11.    All statements that have been taken of any parties, witnesses, or other
individuals that relate to the Project or this Litigation.

       12.   All communications between You and any other party in this Litigation, its
agents, employees, or insurers regarding the Project.

       13.    All plans, specifications, details, drawings, photographs, surveys and/or
charts pertaining to, or concerning, Your furnishing of labor, services, or materials on
the Project.
14.   All documents dealing with work performed or materials furnished by any
contractor or subcontractor on behalf of LIOS relating to the Project.

        15.   Any and all insurance policies that may provide any coverages for any of
the claims alleged in the underlying complaint in this matter.

        16.   All correspondence, emails, or other communication detailing reservation
of rights or declination of coverage to LIOS as referenced in your response to
Interrogatory Number 11.

        17.    All documents referred to in Your answers to DON         KING’S First Set of
Interrogatories to LIOS.



                                      BUTLER WEIHMULLER KATZ CRAIG LLP


                                       Dire Ofer—,
                                      DENISE M. ANDERSON, ESQ.
                                      Florida Bar No.: 0029602
                                      danderson@butler.legal
                                      DAVID A. MERCER, ESQ.
                                      Florida Bar No.: 156035
                                      dmercer@butler.legal
                                      Secondary: krieck@butler.legal
                                      tbarry@butler.legal
                                      400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
                                      Tampa, Florida 33602
                                      Telephone:    (813) 281-1900
                                      Facsimile:    (813) 281-0900
                                      Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff
                                      Don King’s Concrete, Inc.

                              CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        | hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was electronically

filed with the Clerk of the Court by using the Florida E-Portal and that a true and correct

copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the following addressees and to all counsel

of record via the Florida E-Portal and/or Electronic Mail on this 9° day of September,

2021.
Phillip E. Joseph, Esq.                    Lannie D. Hough Jr., Esq.
Evan J. Small, Esq.                        Robin Leavengood, Esq.
Allana D.E. Smith, Esq.                    James Michael Walls, Esq.
Jeffery A, Widelitz, Esq.                  Brian C. Porter, Esq.
Ball Janik, LLP                            Carlton Fields
201 E. Pine Street, Suite 600              4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 1000
Orlando, Florida 32801                     Tampa, Florida 33607
pjoseph@balljanik.com                      mwalls@carltonfields.com
esmall@balljanik.com                       rleavengood@carltonfields.com
jwidelitz@pballjanik.com                   lhough@carltonfields.com
asmith@balljanik.com                       bporter@carltonfields.com
ypalmer@balljanik.com                      ejohnson@carltonfields.com
cbetancourt@balljanik.com                  nbonilla@carltonfields.com
bburton@balljanik.com                      bwoolard@carltonfields.com
dmiksell@balljanik.com
orlandodocket@balljanik.com                Counsel for Royal Oak Homes, LLC
Counsel for Plaintiff

Paul Sidney Elliott, Esq.                  Peter J. Kapsales, Esq.
P.O. Box 274204                            Margaret M. Efta, Esq.
Tampa, FL 33688-4204                       Milne Law Group, P.A.
pse@psejd.com                              301 E. Pine Street, Suite 525
                                           Orlando, FL 32801
Counsel for Hugh MacDonald                 pkapsales@milnelawgroup.com
Construction, Inc.                         mefta@milnelawgroup.com
                                           eservice@milnelawgroup.com

                                           Counsel for Weathermaster Building
                                           Products, Inc.

Thamir A.R. Kaddouri Jr., Esq.             Timothy C. Ford, Esq.
Penelope T. Rowlett, Esq.                  Andrew E. Holway, Esq.
Beth Ann Tobey, Esq.                       Rocco Cafaro, Esq.
Law Office of Thamir A.R. Kaddouri, Jr.,   Hill Ward Henderson
P.A.                                       101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700
3220 West Cypress Street                   Tampa, Florida 33602
Tampa, FL 33607                            tim.ford@hwhlaw.com
Thamir.Kaddouri@tampalaw.org               andrew.holway@hwhlaw.com
Service@TampaLaw.org                       tracy.coale@hwhlaw.com
                                           kathy.wernsing@hwhlaw.com
Counsel for Imperial Building              derrick.calandra@hwhlaw.com
Corporation                                rocco.cafaro@hwhlaw.com

                                           Counsel for Weintraub Inspections &
                                           Forensics, Inc. f/k/a Weintraub
                                           Engineering and Inspections, Inc.
Jayne Ann Pittman, Esq.                   Bruce R. Calderon, Esq.
Conroy Simberg                            D. Bryan Hill, Esq.
Two South Orange Ave, Suite 300           Audra R. Creech, Esq.
Orlando, Florida 32801                    Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP
eserviceorl@conroysimberg.com             1900 NW Corporate Blvd, East Tower,
jpittman@conroysimberg.com                Suite 440
mmaitland@conroysimberg.com               Boca Raton, Florida 33431
eserviceorl@conroysimberg.com             bcalderon@milbermakris.com
nfischer@conroysimberg.com                dhill@milbermakris.com
                                          acreech@milbermakris.com
Counsel for Advanced Wrapping and
Concrete Solutions of Central Florida,    Counsel for Brown + Company
Inc.                                      Architecture, Inc.

Denise M. Anderson, Esq.                  Denise M. Anderson, Esq.
Ashley Mattingly, Esq.                    David A. Mercer, Esq.
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP         Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300           400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2300
Tampa, FL 33602                           Tampa, FL 33602
danderson@butler.legal                    danderson@butler.legal
amattingly@butler.legal                   dmercer@butler.legal
jjacobs@butler.legal                      krieck@butler.legal
rjorge@butler.legal                       rjorge@butler.legal
                                          tbarry@butler.legal
Counsel for Hugh MacDonald
Construction, Inc.                        Counsel for Don King’s Concrete, Inc.

Scott Ross, Esq.                          Eric J. Netcher, Esq.
Groelle & Salmon, P.A.                    Walker, Revels, Greniger & Netcher, PLLC
1715 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 320        189 S. Orange Ave., Suite 1830
Tampa, FL 33607                           Orlando, FL 32801
gstcourtdocs@gspalaw.com                  enetcher@wrgn-law.com
sross@gspalaw.com                         hpaymayesh@wrgn-law.com
cebanks@gspalaw.com
mcoleman@gspalaw.com                      Counsel for All Glass Installations
                                          Corp.
Counsel for Helberg Enterprises, LLC

Cole J. Copertino, Esq.                   Vicki Lambert, Esq.
Richard L. Russo, Esq.                    Alec Masson, Esq.
Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A.   Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Cohen
505 Maitland Avenue, Suite 1000           201 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 400
Altamont Springs, FL 32701                Orlando, FL 32801
ccopertino@wfmblaw.com                    LUKSORL-Pleadings@LS-Law.com
cbraungart@wfmblaw.com                    AMasson@insurancedefense.net
Iwilliams@wfmblaw.com                   JPestonit@insurancedefense.net
mrusso@wfbmlaw.com
                                        Counsel for Casey Hawkins Glass, Inc.
Counsel for Well Hung Windows &
Doors, LLC

Michael D. Ruel, Esq.                   Andrew T. Marshall, Esq.
Brenden C. Collins, Esq.                Hamilton, Price & Marshall, P.A.
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &     2400 Manatee Ave. W.
Smith, P.L.C.                           Bradenton, FL 34205
400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000           Andrew@hamiltonpricelaw.com
Tampa, Florida 33602                    Nancy@hamiltonpricelaw.com
tampaservice@gallowaylawfirm.com        Kelsey@hamiltonpricelaw.com
mruel@gallowaylawfirm.com               sara@hamiltonpricelaw.com
bcollins@gallowaylawfirm.com            atmservice@hamiltonpricelaw.com

Counsel for Casey Hawkins Glass, Inc.   Counsel for T&M Construction of
                                        Sanford, Inc.

Joseph L. Zollner, Esq.                 Chesley G. Moody, Jr. Esq.
Law Office of J. Christopher Norris     Mai M. Lee, Esq.
PO Box 7217                             Moody & Graf, P.A.
London, KY 40742                        1101 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 200
FloridaCDLegalMail@LibertyMutual.com    Maitland, FL 32751
joseph.zollner@libertymutual.com        cmoody@moodygraf.com
                                        mle@moodygraf.com
Counsel for Lios Concrete Corp.         kpollak@moodygraf.com
                                        tdixon@moodygraf.com

                                        Counsel for Premier Plastering of
                                        Central Florida, Inc.

Michael D. Ruel, Esq.                   Wayne M. Alder, Esq.
Kyle R. McNeal, Esq.                    Fisher Broyles, LLP.
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &     7668 NW 125" Way
Smith, P.L.C.                           Pompano Beach, FL 33076
400 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 1000           wayne.alder@fisherbroyles.com
Tampa, FL 33602                         wmalder@bellsouth.net
Tampaservice@gallowaylawfirm.com
phowell@gallowaylawfirm.com
kmcneal@gallowaylawfirm.com             Counsel for E.R.O. Construction

Counsel for Casey Hawkins Glass, Inc.

Nicole Seropian, Esq.                   Chesley G. Moody, Jr., Esq.
Jennifer Shippole, Esq.                 The Law Firm of Moody & Graf, P.A.
Law Office of Jennifer Shippole           1101 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 200
14050 NW 14" Street, Suite 180            Maitland, FL 32751
Sunrise, FL 33323                         P: 407-755-6900
jlspleadings@fednat.com                   F: 407-755-6913
nseropian@fednat.com                      cmoody@moodygraf.com
jshippole@fednat.com                      kpollak@moodygraf.com

Counsel for Atlantic Concrete Systems,    Counsel for Wolfs Irrigation &
Inc.                                      Landscaping, Inc.



                                   DireIM Ohfo—
                                   DENISE M. ANDERSON, ESQ.




                                         10
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
Vv.

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