INT HEUN ITESDT ATDEISS TRCIOCUTR T FORT HEE ASTEDRNI STROIFVC ITR GINIA RichmDoinvdi sion CELEBRATE VIRGINIA SOUTH HOLDICNOGM PANLYL,Ce ,at l ., Plaintiffs, CivNio3l.: 21c(vD2J6N1) v. CVAPSROPERTY MANAGEMELNLTCe,,at l ., Defendants. MEMORANDUMO PINION PlaiCnetlieffVbsir ragtSieon uHitoahl dCionmgp aLnLyC, (H"oClVdSi annUgdMs B" ) CVH oldCionmgp aLnLy(C," UMHBo ldicnoglsl,e""c Ptliaviebnlrtyithi,niff agssc "t)i on agaDienfesntd CanVAt SsP ropMeanratgye mLeLn(Ct" ,CM VaSn ageCmeelnetb"r)a,t e VirgSionuLit.ahL ,(. "CC.V CSVA" S)2 ,L, L (C" ACSV2 "C)VA, S B ouleLvLaCr d, ("BoulCeVvA SaP radr"k)Lw,La (Cy" ,P arkSwCaHayC t"e )l,eV birragtSieon uLitLahC , ("SCTHh"Ce)o ,l leaCctet lieobnr ate LVLi(Cr" gCionlilaCe VcAS StoP iurotonhp",e) r,t ies, LL(C" PropCeVrAtGSir eoscL"eL)r(C,y" ,G roRcaepryp"a)h,Qa unanWroercsyLkt . ,L .C., ("QuaCrVAr E yx"pC)oe, n LtLe(Cr" ,E xCpeol"e)Vb,ir ragtSieon uOitwahn eArsss ociation, In(ct."h Aes socainaCdtV iAFoSin n"a)Ln Lc(Ce" ,F inaalnlceiegn"it)ne grw feirtehn ce propreirgrtyhe tlsta lota ewndid t thhuienn i dfieevde lCoeplmeeVbnirtra gtSieon usiteahe ,k ing legaaneldq uirtealbTilheemif as.t ntoecwro mbeesfo trhCeeo uornDt e fendants' parti MottiDooi ns m(iEsCNsFo 5 .3 fi)l iernde sptoPonl saei AnmteinffCdsoe'md p l(aEiCNnFot . 5)1w, h erDeeifenn danttdosi smmoivseTs h rCteoheur noStuiosgxf h A tmheen Cdoemdp laint. Fotrhr ee asseofotnr stb he ltohwCe,o uhretr GeRbAyN DTeSfe ndMaontt(isEo'CnN F o5 .3 ). I. BACKGROUND At this stage, the Court must accept as true the facts set forth in the Complaint (ECF No. 1). Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). Against this backdrop, the Court accepts the following facts as alleged for purposes of resolving Defendants’ Motion.! A. Factual Background This case involves a commercial, retail and residential common plan development known as Celebrate Virginia South (the “Project”), located in the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Am. Compl. § 21.) Defendant CVS and the founding entities subjected the Project to various provisions and restrictions that run with the land as set forth in several recorded documents, including a property owners association declaration, the Declaration for Celebrate Virginia South (as amended and supplemented, the “POA Declaration” (ECF No. 51-1)), dated December 16, 2005, and recorded in the land records of the City of Fredericksburg (the “Land Records”). (Am. Compl. {{ 25-28.) The POA Declaration and “the rights thereunder constitute valid, binding and enforceable contracts between Defendants and any successor purchases of property, including but not limited to Plaintiffs.” (Am. Compl. 113.) The POA Declaration states that the Association, the “Declarant” and the additional owners of land in the Project “have decided and intended to subject that land to certain covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, servitudes, liens and charges, all of which are
The facts accepted below include only those facts relevant to Counts Three through Six, which are the only counts challenged on this Motion to Dismiss. The Court recounted those facts relevant to Counts One and Two in its Memorandum Opinion (“Mem. Op.” (ECF No. 22)) on Defendants’ first Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 12.) 2 Capitalized words placed in quotation marks within this section denote a term that receives a particular definition under the POA Declaration. The Court will incorporate such definitions from the POA Declaration where appropriate.
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thitnhgPesO ,AD eclaersattaiboclnei rsethaaesiden m aenpndrt osv foirdp eady moefcn otm mon expeanssseess,s umpeknoetfets hp",e A ssociaantdia ornc hAirtreeeacv,ati"nue adrwp a plro val ofs iptlea (nPsO.DA e ealr.6t -s8.. ) ThPeO AD eclareasttiaobntl hitasht"he Oe wsn eorfps a"r ictneh lPesr ocjoemcpttr hies e Associ(aPtODiAeo e§nl1 ... 1(T3h2Oe)w .n)em russp tat yh peiorr toifto h"neC ommon Expentshersoa"un" g Ahn nAusasle ss(mPeOnDAte .e§"l§6 . .1-C6o.m3m.Eo)xn p enses incl"uttdhoeeat maolu onftt he es tifumnadtrsee dq ufoirtr hemeda nageamnUedpn kteo eftph e AssocAiraetiain,oc nl udinlgi mwiirtteahstoeiaurontvntd e mo se ,eo tb ligoaftt hieo ns Assoceisattaiboplnui rsshtuetoadh nD ites c laorroa tthsiehoranU r pekdea egpr eem(ePnOtAs ."
Dee§l6 ..2(AanO) w.n)oe nrbl eyc olmieafosbr al nAe n nuAasls esosnmciehetna tis n staa lled builfoduinndgao tnii tposarn c ietnlh P er ojoerrc etc,oa rs duebdd ipvliiastntih Loean n d Reco(rPdOsDA.e e§l6 .. 2(a)(2)(i)-(ii).) Att htei tmheCa VtSa ntdh oet hfoeurn deinntgir teiceotrshPd eOe AdD eclairna tion 200C5V,So wnneeda arlllyp atrhwceie tlthshi Penr oj(eAcmCt.o. m p,I2l 9.T. h)Pe O A Decladreafit"niDeoesnc laas"r [aCnVotSr"i] ta ss sipgunrsst uAoanr tt 5i oc[ftl hePe O A Declaraotpri uornst]uao an niytn strpurmoeprneetrc loyirtn d hLeead nRde coarneddxs e cuted byt hDee cla(rPaOnDAte .e§"1l ..1(F1u9r)t.ihp)ter ro,vt ihdtaehtDse e clharaacsne trt ain rig(h"tDse cRliagrhadtnustr"t i)hn" egD eclCaornatPnretor li( oAdmC..o" m p,I3l 2.. ) Defendhaantvtresa nsDfeercrleRadir gaohnnstt es v oecrcaalsi inocnlisu2n,d0 i02n70g,1 a 1n,d 201(8Am..C om,rpl3,r.6 -5328-,E5 x3Hs;( . E CNFo5 .1 -I8( )E,CN Fo5 .1 -a9nK)d( , E CNFo . 51-))1.A 1 ft eDre fendCaVnSCt,VAs S 2 B,o uleavnPadar rdk (wcaoyl letchteively, "ForeDcelfeonsduardneint dops ta"v y)ar itoaxuesas na ds seslsemveoinnpet adsr wcietlhsi n thPer ojtehCceit sty,o c ledr ptaariocnwe nlbesytd h Feo recDleofesnudraaaettn atsxsao lne
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(t"h2e0 D1e8c lRairgaThnrttas n s(feEKrx)".r,) e coarmdoetndhgL e a nRde coornMd as1y 4 , 201t8hF,eo recDleofesnudarasens titsgh nDeeeidcr l Rairgathnrotte s l eantteDidet feinedsa nts CVAPSI LOL,(C w hcihcahn igtnesad mt eSo C HC)o,l leQcutairPoryrn,o, p eErxtpaione ds , Groc(ecroyl letch"teSi uvcecDleeysc,sl oarraa nlotlwfs h "ip)cr,he vioowunpserldoy p erty witthhPiern o j(eAmc.Ct o.m ,rpl5,r.2 -25031D;8e clRairgaThnrttas n,r Rs -fe4rT. h)Pe O A Declarreaqtutiihotranhett esr anosDffee rc lRairgaohncttcis ucn ro njuwnicttthhaie coo tnf acquiri(nAmg.C opma,rpr6lc 5.Me; el msO..p a .1t 7 -2T6h2.e0) 1D 8e clRairganThtrt anss fer provvoeibsde ,c aidutis ndeoo tc ciucnro njuwnicttthhaie coo tnaf c qupiarricn(eAmgl. s . Com,rp7l 0.. ) Durtihneg DeCcolnatPrreaorntlith oA eds ,s oceixaetciauno tonetd dea ,tJ eandu ary3 1, 200fo7ra, nam ouonft utp$o 2 81,(7t0"h7Ne.o 5t(2eE D"xD).( ECNFo5 .1 -20))t,o payab CVSp,l edagssie ncgut rhAiest syi gonAfm sesnets IsnmceaonnmtSde e cuArgirteye( mtehnet "SecAugrrietye m(eAmn.Ct o"m),rp.7l 6.C. V)Sa ntdhA es soctihaaetsnis oitngh Nneoe tde andS ecurityt DoAe gfernedFeanimtne aannntacd me e ntdhneeod tt ioen crtehaaems oedu unet
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EDAA greepmreonvttih diaecntso , n sidoeftr haet ibtoeaonnc ecfitrttoush Ae es sociina tion connewcitltiohoc nat thsietn agdw iiuttmhh Piern o ajnetdchm tea rkeptrionmgo,ant di onal, adverbteinsetifibonte pgs r ovbiytd hCeedi t ttoyh Aes socuinadteiEroD nAAt ghree etmheen t, Assocaigartteipoaeo ys$n 1 05a,n0n0u0ta tolh Cleiy (t ty"h Set aPdaiyumme (nAmt.C" o)m.p l. ,r7 9E;D AA greeam2te. n)t B. PlainCtoimfpflsa'i nt OnA pr2i02l,0 2P1l,a ifinltteihdffie sni irCt oimaplla agiaDnietnfe sntd raanitfissvi,en g coufonrrt esl (iEeCNfFo.1 . . I)in t Mse moranOdpuimnan idOo rnd deartO ecdt o2b72e,0r 2 1 (ECNFo 2s2.- t2h3Ce)o ,up rartti aglrlayDn etfeendd fiarnmstotst 'ti dooi ns m(iEsCNsFo1 .2 ), alloPwlianigtnp otro icffeosenC d o uOnntaesn Tdw 3o B.yO rddeartJ eadn u2a72r,0y 2( 2E CF No5.0 t)hC,eo ugrrta Pnltaeidln etativfioffel sa e na mencdoemdp lta(oia an)dCt dV, A S FinaLnLcaCeas d, e fendaan(ndbat )s, s neercwtl afoirdm esc larrealatigoearDfiye n fesntd ants (Counta nTddham raegaeeg)sa, ti hnSesu tc cessor DecalnCadVr AaFSni tn aDnecfeen,d an
LLC( CouFnotuFsri ,va enS,di xA)d.d ititohCneoa ualrlltly oD,we efedn dtafionl ater s e newed mottidooi ns mbiuostns al,tsy Co o uTnhtrste her oSuigxh. Basoentd ha el legaabtoPivloean,is an dtviaoffnnscce oe u bnatso entd hD ee clLaroaann t (CoTuhnrtae netd)h ,rc eoeub natsosen td hE eD Aa gree(mCeonuFtno ttushr r oSuigxh) . AccortdPoil nagiD netfeinffdsea,xn etctsuh Dteee cdl Laoranian bntr eoaAfcr ht ViIoc tflh ee Declaraanttdih oen DeLcola"arnita shfrn eat u duvleehbinyctw l heiS cihl ver-affiliated landocwinrecrusmt vheoenbitlrei dgt afuotn iAdos nsso coipaetrieaoxtnpi eningens a erysle ya rs otfh Per otjboee pc ats tsherdoa uaslg iha btibole ri etpbyayfu i tdu trhei rdl-apnartdyob wyn ers waoyf[ ] An n[u] aAsl s esismmpeobnsytte shAd es socoinia tmtsei mobnte rore spt ahye DeclLaoraa(nnAm.t."C om,rp7l 8.F. u)r tPhlearia,nl tliteffhgusaen t d,te hPreO AD eclaration
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3 CouOnntaesn Tdw aot tatch2ke0e 1Dd8e clRairgaThnrttas nb seffoterhrTee a Sxa le. (Com,rp1,rl1 .1 -T2h7o.cs)oe u rnetmsa in iutnnh Aaeml etneCdroeemddp l(aAmi.Cn otm.p l. ,r8,r7 -104.) PaymaennSdtt 'a dPiauymmc eonmtp,o buyntd h1ee5d c% h arbgyte hAdes socmiaantaigoenr iand ditttoih Doeen c lLaoraPanan ytm aepsna tor tfth meainra gaegmreenet(m Aemn.t ." Com1p8l3..A )d ditiosnuafflhelaryrb ,me ,ct a"hu[esaPye]l sa imnatritkfhefpetsri orp foerr ty sa.l.et. hl ei ab.i.lm.ia ttieeirsmi patalhpilerry i pcuer chaarwseie lrtlspoi a nPygl aintiffs
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Comp1l11.1 2-I3Cn1o .u)n tP lSaiisxne,tme iokffn se dtaamrayg teosr tifoinrot uesr ference wibtuhs ienxepsesc taalbnsacosi oeentds hE ,eD AA greecmleanittmh,iia anttdg v earffseecltys Plaipnrtoipffvesar'lat unyied m ptaihpreos t epnutricpahrlai ascPseel ,a imnatritkffheset i r propfoersr atl(yeA .mC .o m,p,l1. 3 2-43.) C. DefendMaonttiso'n Irne sptoPonl saei AnmteinffCdsoe'md p loanFi enbtr,1u 02a,0r 2yD2 e,fe ndfialnaet ds MottiDooi ns m(iEsCNsFo 5 .4) m,o vitdnoig s Pmliasiscn ltaiaiffgmsas'ti hnefosmrtl aocfk submjaetcjttue rri sadnfaidic lttuisorot enaa c tleau inmdF eerd ReurlaoelCfs i vPirlo cedure 12)((baln1)d2 )((br6e)s,p ecItsniu vpeoplotfyrh .Mte o itri Doenfe,n daarngttuhstea h Cteo urt lacskusbm jaetcjttue rri sodviCecortu iTnohtnrst e her oSuibgxeh,c aPulsaeil natscitkffa sn ding tbor itnhgo sea nctdlh aaeirynme oys te r ti foprae d judi(cDaetMfiesom.in.'Sn. u popfM. o t. PuuransttFo e Rd.C. i Pv1..2 (b&)( (bl)t)(Do 6i )s mCiosusIn ItIso- tfVh AIem ended Compl(a"iDneMtfe sm..a'"7t )- ( 9E CNFo5 .4 )D.e)fe ndaalnastrosgt uhCeao tu FnotusFr i,v e anSdi faxia las m atotlfearbw e,c atuhDseee c learxacnutl cplaatouifSso eenc 5t.io3otf nh e POAD eclabraratsth ie(omDn.e Mfesm.a.'6t 7 - .A)d ditiDoenfeanldalaryngt,tuh sCea o tu nt
Thrfeaielb se,c atuhssete ao tflu iem itbaaitritisit,o m npsr ospeeedrkelscy l arjautdogrfomyre nt ana llbergeetadhc hahata s l readya noidfact ic tlusosru rffiecdi,ae lnlbterlgeyea ( cDhe.f s.' Mema.9t - 1D1e.fe)n dfurtahnetarsr gtuhCeao tu Fnotausnr Fd i faviefol rl aocdfka mages incubryr ePdl (aDienMftesim.ffa.'1.t 1 -1C3o.uF)ni tavsne Sd i faxi Dle,fe ndaarngtuse , becaVuisreg "isnoiuaor'fdsc u eta yne"dc onloomrsiusclb eatsrh e(mD.e Mfesm.a.'1t 3 -15.) FinaDlelfeyn,da arngttuhsCea o tu Snifatxi lbse,c aidutos neeos at l lpeagret biucsuilnaers s expect(aDnecMfiesem.as.'1t. 4 -15.) OnF ebr2u42a,0r 2yP2 l,a ifinltteihdffre sei srp ioonnp speo s(iPtiMiseo.mno'..fL aw iOnp pt'Done fMso.tt'D.o i smCiosusIn ItIso- ftV hAIem C.o m(p"lP.Ri ess.p('.E "CN)Fo . 55)O.nM) a r2c2,h0 2D2e,fe ndfialntethdsre eipr(l DyeR fesp.tl'Poy i Osp.p't' Done fMso.t'.
tDoi smCiosusIn ItIso- tfVh AIem C.o m(p"lD.e Rfesp.l('yE "CN)Fo5 .6 r)e)n,d ering DefendManottsti'Doo i ns mniorswsi fo prre e view. II.STANDAORFRD E VIEW Am otmiaodnpe u rstuFoane td ReruoalCfle i vPirlo c1e2d(ubrc)eh( all)lth een ges coujrutr'iss odvitechrste ui bomjnae ttcoettfr hc eo mplAad ienfetn.md oavnifotnr dg i smissal for loasfc ukbm jaetcjttue rri smdaieyci ttaihtoetntra h cceok m polnai itfansct ae s,s etrhtaitn g thceo mp"lfaaitinaoltl s lfa ecguteps o wnh iscuhb mjaetcjttue rri scdabinecb taisooemrnda ,y" atta"ctkeh xei sotsfeu nbcmjeae tcjttue rri sidfanic cqttu,iia otpneafr rotman yp leadings." WhivtC.eMA ConCsot9..4,F 7 .S up2p3.21 3,(3E .VDa1..9 9(6i)n tceirntaaoltm iiotnItsne d). eithetrhp elc aaibsneeta,tir hbffseu rodpfer not oeofs tajbulriisshRd iicchtmioonnd,. Freder&iP cokstbouRmr.Cag ocv . U. n iSttead9t 4eF5s. ,27 d67 56,(8 4 Ctih1r 9.9 T1h)e. Coumrutsd ti samnia scsti iifodt ne tertmhiialtnta e cssku sbm jaetcjttue rri sFdeidRc..t ion.
CiPv1..2 (h)(3). Am ottidooi ns mpiurssstu Roau nll2te ( ) 6b(t) e tshtsesu fficioefacn ocmyp olra int counteirdtco nleoassti e mra;vts eh m ee abnyws h iacc ho uwrirtle ls coolnvtese ursrtosu nding thfaec tdse,t etrhmmeie nroeiaf tc sl aoiram d dproetsesdn etfeinaRslee psu.b PlairoctyN.fa n CarolMianrat9 i8Fvn0.., 29 d49 35,(2 4 Ctih1r 9.9 I2cn)o .n siadm eortitidnooig ns mtihses , Couwriatlc lc aep plta iwnetlilf-rapsll leeagdaaetstd rani udoev n iset whfa ec itansl imgohstt favortatobh plele a iMnytliLaffany.b s I ,n vcM..a tka7Fr.i3,1d 13101,3( 44C tih1r 9.9 3). Howe"vtethree,nt ehatac to umrutsa tc caetsp rtau loelft hael legcaotnitoiaanni s n ed compilisan ianptp tlloie cgcaaoblnl cel uIsqib5oa5nlU6s,. .a S"6t. 7 8.
UndtheeFr e deRrualoleCf si vPirlo ceacd oumrpeol,cra o iunntt emrucsslttfaaa cittmes suffitc'oi" egntithdv eee fe nfadianrno tto ifwc heat ht.e .c l.ai iasmn t dhg er ouunpdowsnh ich irte s"'t Bse[Al.tlC]/ o.rv pT..w om5b5lU0y. ,5S 4.54 5,(52 0(0q7u)o CtoinnvlgG.e i yb son, 35U5. 4S1.4, 7( 195A7st) h)Se.u prCeomuoerp ti inTnew do mabc loym,p olcrao iunntt erclai musstt" amtoetr helan a baencldos n cloursa" i foornmsur"le aciiocttf ah teeil oenmo efan ts cauosfae c titohnot,uh"gle had wo neosrt e q"udiertefaa citlaueladll e gaItd(ci. io tnast.i"o ns omitUtletdi)m.ta h"te[e fJlayac,lt lueagmlau tsbiteeo nnostu roga hi rsietg rohae t l aibeotfvh ee speculleavteilv,e" rrie"gnphdltea rouinsin itfagbsc l etre"ha ett hhemaren r "ecloyn ceivable. Ida.5t 5 557,0T .h uacs o,m pmluasaitsn stme orrfatec tthsta hno" smeey rc eolnswiistttheh"ne t othpeartyr'l si abIidal 5ti5 t7Ay.n.t d h faec atlsl meugssetud ffi tc"oes taalttlhee el emoefn ts [ancyl]a imB[asvsE].s.. Dl"u PodneNt e mo&uC ros3. 2,F4 . 736d71 6,(5 4 Ctih2r 0.0 3) (c itDiincgksv oM.ni crCoosro3pft0. F9., 3 1d9 231,(43 t Chi 2r0.0 a2nI)do dviU.cn ei ted Sta2t8eF9s. ,23 7d20 8,(14 Ctih2r 0.0 2)). IIIA.NALYSIS Befoarded reDsesfeinndcganh tasl'lt etonh mgeee rosifP t lsa icnltaiuiffnmsdRs'eu rl e
l2 ()6b() t ,hC eo umrutsfi tra sdtd Dreefesnsd cahnatlslu'en ndRgeuerll2s e ( ) 1b() a ,ts h ose challceainlnglqte uose stthsieuo bnmj aettcjetur r isodtfih Cceot uirotn. A. CounTthsrT eher oSuigDxhoN oFta FiolLr a cokfS ubjMeacttt er Jurisdiction. Defendaarngttuhstea h Cteo umrutsd ti sPmliasiscn ltaifoiffrlms as'oc fsk u bmjaetctte r juris(dDiecMftesim.oa.'n7t .. S )p eciDfiecfeanldlcayln,att ihsPma l ta ihnatnvioefft s alleged ani njiufanrc sytu fficiimemnittnlcoeyo n nts ant iintjututhrceayo t n sftearnsod nti hnegm . (DeMfesm.a.'7t - 9S.i)m iDleafernldyca,on ntttseh tnahdste p ecunlaatotuPfirl veae i ntiffs' injruernytd hecerl sau inmrsi( pDeeM.fe sm.a.'8t - 9A.sd) e scbreilbtoehwCde,o urretj ects these aarsPg lumaeinhntatssvi,ueff ffi sc iaelnltseltgyae ndad ttih snitgsa ge. Top osssteasnstd soiu uneng d Aerrt IiIocItfl heCe o nstiapt luatiminuotsnit,ff sufficiaelnlttehlgiayhett a "s(:s1 u)ff earnie ndj ury(-2ti)hni a-fastfai crttlr,ya ctetoah bel e challengoetfdh d eec feonndandadu(n c3ttt)h, i a lsti kteboler y e drbeyasfa sveodr jaubdliec ial decisSipoonvkR..eo" ob i5n7Us8., 3S 3.30 3,(8 2 01T6oe) s.t aabnil nijsuhr ya-p liani-nfatcitff, "musshtot wht ahtse uyff e'raiennd v aosfail oengp arloltyie nctteterhdiea 'sstc t o'n acnrde te
particulaanr'dia zcoetridu m'am li nnoectno tn,j eochrt yuproatlh HeuttivtcN.oaa n'ltB l. d o" f' ExamiinOnep rtso mIent8cry9.F,2,. 631d63 2,(1 4 Ctihr . 201S8p)o k5(e7qUo8u., aoS tt. i ng 338A)tt) h.pe l easdtia"ngggee ,nfa ecrtaaulla lle goaiftn ijrouenrssyu fr lotmti hdneeg fe ndant's condmuascyut ffi focreo ,na m ottidooi ns mwieps rse stuhgmaeetn aelrlaelg eamtbiroancse thosspee cfaicfittchsa a rntee cetssosu aprtpyho crelt a iHmu.tt"o8 n9F,2. a36td2 (0q uoting LujavnD. e fenodfWe irlsd5 l0Uif4.e 5S,5. (5 1 992)). HerPel,a ianltlineffugsme e irnojutushr Diaeetfes n daancttshi'ao cvnaesu tsheetdmo suffFeorer.x amapnlddei ,s pooDfse ifenngd antosns' u bajtetcjatuc rkmi astdtiecrt ion,
PlaianltliteffhgDsaee t fe ndaacnttiison'nc sle,un dtieinrngtit hnoDeg e clLaorana nEatDn Ad Agree"mmeanttei,rm ipatalhpilerry i p cuer chaarwseie lrtlspoi a nPygl ainatsti h"ffemsyar" k et thperiorp foersr atly(e A.mC".o m,rp8l 4.A. s)t hoew noetfrh sae ff ecptaerd(c AemCl.os m pl. ,r4 8t)h,di ism iniumnta irokne tcaobnisltaiinitt nyujt tuPoerl sya inAtcicffesp.ti ng Plain allegaattsir anoudnem s a kitnhrgee quiinrfeerdei tnnhc faeevisor ar ts,h C eo umrutsa ttth is statghCeeo, u irntffr eormts hp eh raosfti hanelg l eg"aaPtsli aoinmn,art kiteffhtspe riorp foerr ty saltehP,al"ta ianrateci tffisv elyt hmpearirorkp aeenttrdhit Danyetg fe ndaacnttiso'n s "mateirmipaaitlrhpl"ery it chteah tme ayry e ceTihvuPesl.,a ihnatnvioeffat sl lae ged hypotohrce otnijceaiclnt juIurnrasylt.P e laadih,na tpviieffae snad c touria mlm iinnejnthutar ty consfetrasn udpiotnnhg et mbo r itnhsgiu siA fa tv.o rdaebcliebsy ti hCoeon u wrotur ledd ress
Plaiinntjibuffyrrs ey'd utchbieun rgdt ehthnaestcy l aiimmpt ahmiear r ketoatfbh ieliirt y propFeirntabyly.fil nyd,ti hnPaglt a ihnatpviieffae snad c touira mlm iinnej-nuntro yt a hypotohcreo tnijceaoclnt eu-rtCaholeus ritm irleajrDelecyfet nsd aragnumtestn'ht a t Plaibnrtiuinnffgrsc i lpaei ms. Ofc outrhseeev ,i dmeanyyce bete lPilea iinntjiaufflrsly'e gMaotrieootnvhsee.r , Courfintd'thisan Ptgl aihnatavideffe sq uatealniy n jfoaurslr tlyae ngdeidn cga npbnueorp to ses consatasrfi uneddoi nnt ghm ee rwiitrtseh s tpaoen coytft h eel emtehnPatltsa imnutsitff s proivnec,l duadmianHggoe wse.av thtee rp ,l easdtiatnghgCee o, u firntdt shP alta ihnatvieff s' sufficpiiefaencdttt losy itnhvCeoo kuesr utb'mjsae tcjttue rri sdiction. B. CounFtosuT rh roSuigFxha tiol SatC altaDeiu mte ot hEex culpatory ClaoufsS ee ct5i.oo3ftn h PeO AD eclaration. Defendfiarnmstotsv t edo i smailcslos u pnetrst atitonh EieDn AAg g reefomrfae inltu re tsot aac tlea biemc,at uhpsele al iann goufta hgceeo ntbraatrchste D me.fe ndaarngttuhsea t Sect5i.oo3ftn hP eO AD eclarparteicoClnou udFneotsus Fr i,av neSd i bxe,c aiuhtso elt dhse Declnaorltai nattbao l nOeyw noeror c cufopraa nnatyc toifto hnDe e claarnaPdnl ta ihnatdi ffs recnoortdoi ftc hepa rto vwihseino nat chqeutyih reeidr parMceemal.6ts 7- .. P)l( aDienftsi.ff's resptohtnahdtCi osu "rhtaa lsr eraudltyehD dae tfe nd'arnetncsoo'tr aidrc geu'm areen ts misplaancader dgt"uh eSa etc t5.i d3oo nne osa tp ply,i otbn ehlcoyal tudhsDseee clnaorta nt liafobral cet tieoon nfsoa rnpcyre o voifts hiPeoO nAD eclar(aPtiRiseo.san'p2t. .. )
Asd iscaultse sneigdtnt hhCe o urotp'isno into hfiner msott tidooi ns mAirstsFi,ic vlee oft hPeO AD eclacroantciDeoernncs l Rairgahn(ttMs e.Om p..a 1t5 -2I6nS. e)c t5i.to1hn,e POAD eclaratDieocnl RadireganfiihtnSnt ee ssc, t 5i.io2atn,u thotrriaznoesfDsfe e rc larant RigahntidsnS,, e ct5i.io3dtn,e scarr iebgeoisfnm oen -lfoiraa bcitl(iiooitrnny sa cttiaoknesn) ifunr theorfDaenccleRa irgahnSttes c.t5 i.oo3ftn hP eO AD eclatriatt"liNeOoodbn l,i gations, staitrnee sl,ep vaarntt: NeitthheDe erc lariatsnsut c cneoosrras sosrissgh nabslel l i atboaln eOy w noerr occubpyra enatos fao nnmy i stiajnku ed gmneengtl,in goennfecaesa,anc ctei,o n or inacotrfoi rot nh een forcoerfam ielnuttro e en foarncpyer oviosfti hoins Declaration. (PODAe e§5l ..3.) FirPslta,ia nrtgituffhetsa h tCe o uarltr edaedcyit dhieisdssi utneh faeviorw rh eint rejeDcetfeendd aarngtustm'doe instmt ihesens t iorfte hiteny i ctoimapllo anti hbneat so ifs Plaintinffost'oi ftcr heeee nc courmdb arnardne csetsro intc htepiiroornp se rttyhP erw oijtehcitn itn hfierimsrot t tidooi ns m(iMsesOm.p. a. 1t 2 -1H5o.w)e Pvleari,n tifftshC eom uirsts'tsa te holdIiinnt figsr.o s pti ntihCoeon ud,ri ntdo i ts sabu lea rnekjeetoc fDt eifeonnd raenctosr'd notaircgeu mReanttihsmte.e r r,he eltlyhd ta hCteo umrutsc to nstihvdeae lrio dri ty enforceoaafcb oinltirtpayrc otvusiaeslpi aofrrnoa wmth eeltyaph aerhrta ryde cnoortdoi fc e thparto vi(sMieOompn.a.. 1t 4 -(1"5eI anoc tfhh ecsaest ehSseu, p rCeomuoerVf ti rginia
analtyhmzeee rdoi aftp sr opreersttyrr aitcththeibaroln ni enndfolrytc hirene gs tbreiccatuisoen onpea rhtaryde cnoortdoi ifct Ce.o nsitdheecrsaiesnan egdts h peu rpoofts hreee cordation stattuhCteoe ufisrn,tdt shn aott oiafcn e encucmobnrsatanqi cuteeu stdteiisso frtnoi mn ct whetaph aervrta yli imdployts heeandtc umbarttah tneic omerfe e cording.").) Hertehp,ear tdione osdt i stphuPatltea ihnatrdie ffcnsoo rtdoi tfch PeeO AD eclaration anSde c5t.ia3ott nh t ei tmheta htae cyq upiarrewcdie tlthshPi ern o jNeodcrotP .l aintiffs contthevesa tl iodfSi etcy5t. ia3osa ln i miotnta htleii oanbo iftl hDieety c laarnaidnt ts succeosarss osriosgn nilstay,sp plitcCoao buiFnlotiusFtr iy,av neSd i Ixfan.c Ptl,a ianstsieffrst thvea liadneidnt foyr ceoatfbh PieOl ADi etcyl airtnao tstitooa,ntt hi"an[tgt[ ]PhOeA ]
Declaraanttdihr oein gt hhtesr ecuonndsvetaril tbiuidtn,eda inendng fo rcceoanbtrlbaeec ttwse en Defendaananndyt s su ccpeusrscoohrfpa rsoepsie nrctlybu,udn tiol ntig m tiPotl eadi ntiffs." (AmC.o m,rp1l 1.3 .) NevertthhCeeol ucerostns d,iu tocswtr nse voitfeh wee x culcplaatouifSso eenc 5t.i3o n anfidn diestn for"cAelatbhlceoo.un gtlhrag awec nte droaneloslbt yyi, to swfo nr clei,m it liabbialsoienttyd o c rotn coefafp utlpsta ,ra trioeecf so ufrresteeco o ntforrsa uccth limitaCtITiGAoOsn psh.Ra"eCl fot v. F. r esSchaitpCipo iL.nt,g1d 4,S0 C. t 1.0 8110,8 9 (202A0n)d".,[i ias]p tp arneoantgt altiyhnp esu tbp loilcoi Vfci yr gfoiron niteaco o ntract agahiinossw ntne gliigsneo nmcee siNtautMa'ot/ti IeonlnvcssH..,.o "w aJrodh nIsnoocnf., Was3h7.F3,. 327d35 7,(9 4 Ctih1r 9.6 I7n)d."e Veidr,cg oiunrrietags u elnaforrlcye exculapgarteoerymK eonctivsnP..eu "cSb t.o rIang4ce8.F,9,S. u p2pd5. 5 555,(8E .VDa.. 200H7o)w.e "vseurc,h loilfmi iatbaairtnleoifai tovt noysra enaddrs et rciocntsltryGu illev d.. " RolPlriontsSe ecrtCviosv7..e2,F 2 . 525d5, 8( 4Ctih1r 9.8 3). "UnVdierrg liandwie,at ertmhivena ilniogdfa in ety x culcplaatruoesrqeyua inr es
examionfta htrfaiecoetns o uracs(sh 1 w)h etthhceelr a cuosnet rpauvbeplnoielc(si 2 c)y , whetthhceelr a cuosubeler d e audnidleyr bsyatr oeoads opnearbaslno(edn3w ,)h eththeelr e gal claiwmi twthahciseon n temoptflh paeart tiwiohenets nh ienyc ltuhedexe cdu lppraotvoirys ion. TurvnVi.er rg iDneipa'M te dAo sfs isStear2nv3csF0e.S. ,u p3pd4. 9 580,(9W .VDa.2. 0 17). FirtshCteo, ua rnta lwyhzeettshvo eo rti hdce l aounps ueb ploilcgi rcoyum nidnsd,fu l th"acto aurraetv set rhoso el dcionngtu rnaecntfosr ocnte hgaerb olouepfn u db ploilcui nclye ss thielilre igcsal leaianctrdey r tEasitEnex.sLp" i. n Iensvc,C.. h opEpxepIr.n ,6c 4.S1,. E4.726d, 47(8V 2a0.0 B7e)c.a Duesfeen daarpnert isev nattaient Sdie ecs5t .id3oo nne ospt r eemptively lipmeirts ionnjcaullra yii dtmo sne,osv t i otlhapetu ebp loilcoi Vfci yr gtiaonl ilDaoe wfe ndants
tboe nfreofimtth eex culapgarteoerSmyeeC eno tn.nI eTSc otlI snv.cF.,.i dCey/biesr security, In2c0.1W,9L 8 112a8*t94 (5 E,.V DaJ..a 2n8.2, 0 1(9")Ae nx culapgarteoewrmiyel nlt typibcefoa ulntldcoy o ntrpauvbpelonilecii i fcbt ye neaqfi utass ie-nptuibHtliyiev.ct." t ) ; BarcBreoaftIc nh1c,8.V ,aC .i 3r1.(5 1 98r9e)vo,'no d t hgerro undvsL.,a keBH airectrto ft CmtyA.s' snI ,n 4c1.S8,. E8.92(4dV 1a9.9 2) a(p "r[oSv]hiuasbcsieh ohe nenv l odwi hde n contiatnih nceeo dn torcfaa crtro iafca ogmem coanr urnileaerr s,es d ufcaweradecs h arogre d; itnh ceo ntorfapa ucbtul tiiucln idatde yur tt furnoyi sthe lephoonwreh esinem rpvobisyce ed; ane mplaosayc eorn doifet mipolno y)mE;es ntEtex.sLp" i.n 6e4sS1,. Ea.4t27 d(9 l imiting Virgpirnoihai'obsnci otnitorrnae clteouadfasa lem sat g"oep sr e-rienljpeurarosyve i sions relatptoei rnsgio nnjaulMr oyr.e"oP)vl.ea rid,non t oiatffs ssa enrryet a wshoSyne c5t.i3on wouvlido pluabtpleoi lcai nctdyhC ,eo ucratn notan ydo inis tocswne .rn Secoarn eda,s onacboluerl edpa uednridsleoyrn ts htteea ronmtfdsh p er ovision, be ietm pl"ocylasen dader fi nite"T rluanmgbuaaLlgtleId .vI W .na vcshB.oa,vn iN.kaA, .2 ,0 05 WL6 148a8*t84 (0 E,.V DaA..p 1r5.2, 0 0F5i)n.at lhCleoy ufi,rtn dtshb arte oafcco hn tarnadc t
tocrlta arieem xsa tchttely ypo efcs l aciomnst embpytl hpaeat rettdtoi h PeeOs A D eclaarsa tion, evidbeynt chleead n goufSa egce5t .i(3oP.nAO D ee§5l ..(n3 ol iabfoir"l miitsiytn a ke judgnmeegnlti,g encea,c tonirioo nnnaf cetaisoann"c)e.,) Plaiandtdiifftsi ontahlSaletyc 5tc.ido3oon nnet oseat np dpt lCoyo uFnotusFr i,av ned Sibxa soentd ht ee romtfsh p er ovisiosnt.ta htPtaelht aoc isoneu"t naitlffstls he Dagetefe ndants ustehdve oitrci onngot tfrh oAels soctieoan ttiienotrtnh oD e e clLaroaaannntt d hE eD A Agreetmheenfortre,cb tiyhn Aegs socwihaiticinhoc nlP,ul daeiasnms te imffbste pora sy, expetnhssaehtso b uebl odrn beyD efendeanntti.sr Te.hl oy.cs. le a hiamnvsoe t htidoon w gi th th'em isitjnau kdeg mneengtl,in goennfecae[s,oaa rnc ctteieo on nfsto hrDece ec laraast ion]' contemipSnle act5te.id3o( .nP" iR se.sa'p2t .. H )o wetvheleri ,m iotlfai taibcoilnla iutsye does
nolti imtistte" oal cft tieoon nfsto hrDece ec laraaPstl iaoinn,t"i fftsto'h l eaa nlgtouefar gaet ion Sec5t.id3oe nm onsttrhtaahttwee eyskl nlo Twh.ee x culcplaaturoseryefe 'rtseo n ce enforocpfer moevniotstf i hDoeen csl afurnacttidioionsn jsu frnocomtt ihveeexlrey ro cfi ses Declarant Rigohirtn sa,c ItininasocdtSnl,ee.u c d5ti. ibn3org no aacdtltiyhlo einl a ibmiiltist y thDee cltaaorn aOynw tno eorrc cufopr"a anmntiy s tijanuk deg mneengtl,ing oennfceea,s ance, actoiiron na cotforir to henen forcoefarmi elntuteor n efo arncpyer ovoitfsh iDioesnc laration. (PODAe §e5 l..3T.h)uw sh,iD leefe ndeaxnetcsou'tft h iDeoe nc lLaoraaannntt d hE eD A Agreedmoenenosctt o nsetnifotructoeeftm h ePenO tAD eclariactta inosnneo,rt i boesu asildy thaetn teirnsitunocg h fiangarneceidmnoengeno sctt os n satn"i atcuttoietfo hDnee" c larant. BecaCuosueFn otusFr i,av neSd i sxe tehoko tlhdSe u ccDeescsloDarer feanntd aanntds Finalnicafoebrm l oen deaym aigcneo sn tarntadoc fortrat c ttiaoknaesDsn e clatrhCaeon urtts , findtsht ahetex culcplaatouifSso eenc 5t.ib3oa ntr hsoc slea ims.
C. CouTnhtr Feaei tloSs t aatC el aDiumte o t hSet atoufLt iem itations. Defendnaenarxtgtsu t ehV aitr gfiivnei-asy'tesaa otrlfu i ttpei tfoarbt rieooanfcs h contcrlaabciatmCr sos u Tnhtro efe PlaintCioffmsp'l waAhimianecttnht,d ta ehc2dek0 s0 7 DeclLaroanat(n D.e Mfesm..'9 -a(1tc0 i VtaiC.no gdA en§ n8 ..01-2P4l6a(i2an)st)si.eff)rs t thbaetc,aC uosuTenh trs eeeee kqsu irtealbidleeefc -lajruadtgotmryhet anhDttee clLaoraann t violAarttSeiiscox ltf e hP eO AD ecla-rtahtCeio oumnru tsa tp ptlhdyeo ctor}fia nceh es insottfeh asedt aotlfui tmei t(aPtiRiseo.sna'ps6t ... W ) e ll-FsoeutCrtitlrhelc daufo wir te closes Plailnatciahffresgs'u amnetdnhs tet, a otlfui tmei tbaaCtroisuo Tnnhtsra esue n timely. PlaicnitttiheCffi ossu orpti'nsiPi nlo unm &bS etresa mfiUtntieLoronNse o .J. Ov .
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bonadcst,foi uonndsue pdoac n o ntortahtcehtara,c n t oinaoj nusd gomdree nctr ee, shbaebl lr ouwgihttthhfo ieln l onwuimnbogyef er a nreasxft tte hrce a uosafec tion shhaalavlce c rued: 2I.na ctoinoa nncsyo nttrhiaanscto t ot t hesrpweicsaniedfi t ehidais tnw riting ansdi gbnyte hdpe a rttoby ec hargtehde roerbb yhy ia,sg ewnitt,fih viyene ars whetshuewcrrh i bteui nndgs eeoranr lo t. 6 ThDee clLaoraianmn pto rseeqsu iroentm hBeeon rrtosbw eegri inSnne ipntge 2m0b1e3r troe pionrctao nmedex petntosh Leees n adsaep ra ordfte terwmhiepnnai ynmgoe tfnh te prinancdii pnatloen rt ehlseot ba enc odmuee(s.D eclLaoraaa2ntn. Ct)o nsitdhetarhltieo n agn wamsa dbee twtewSeoin l ver-owinstee der meesan stotiniotan ibtfelhestear,h et ex teonfs ion purcthhafiesriepsrdat r wcietlthshPi ern o ijMnea c2yt0 1l8e,arn aebdo tuhDtee clLaoraiannn t Dece2m0be2ar1ns ,du oendt hceo ntirtnah cAetmi ern Cdoemdp loanJi anntu2 ar72y,0 22. Thefascedt esm ontshtParltaa ticenl teibaffrrsitl nhygce liarai ftmthe erl aposfte ha ep plicable staotlfui tmei tations.
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finanoccicnugor ntr heeeffd e cdtaiotvJfeea nu3a12r,0y 0a 7nt,dh p ear tdiiedsn ontoattr hiez e docuumneStneitpl t e2m0b1we3hr,et nho eb ligcaatmdieuo eRn.es g ardelveiestfnsh ,e contdriadac rtnu ionstnte oi tla rii2nz0 a1tt3hiw,ioo snu n loadtl ttheCero urta'nsa lbyesciasu,s e Septe2m0b1ce3lr ep arrelcyPe ldaeisJn atniuff2as0r'2cy 2l abiymm o rtehfi avnye e ars. Because the Court finds that the five-year period afforded to breach of contract claims under Virginia law provides the applicable statute of limitations, the Court finds that Count Three of Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint proves untimely and must be dismissed.’ IV. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, the Court will GRANT Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 53) and DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE Counts Three, Four, Five and Six of the Amended Complaint. An appropriate Order shall issue. Let the Clerk file a copy of this Memorandum Opinion electronically and notify all counsel of record. It is so ORDERED.
/s/ AW David J. Novak — \ / United States District Judge Richmond, Virginia Date: April 18, 2022
In light of the Court’s holding that the statute of limitations bars Count Three, the Declarant Loan claim, and Section 5.3 bars each of the EDA Agreement counts, Counts Four, Five and Six, the Court need not reach Defendants myriad other arguments for dismissal of Counts Three through Six of the Amended Complaint, including failure to allege damages in Counts Four and Five, bar of Counts Five and Six by the source of duty and economic loss rules, and failure to allege any particular prospective purchaser for Count Six. 20