CKH Family Ltd. v. Holt Homes, Inc.

306 F. Supp. 3d 1282
CourtDistrict Court, D. Oregon
DecidedJanuary 29, 2018
DocketCase No. 3:17–cv–441–SI
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
CKH Family Ltd. v. Holt Homes, Inc., 306 F. Supp. 3d 1282 (D. Or. 2018).

Opinion

Michael H. Simon, District Judge.

In 2005, Plaintiffs Waldemar Maya, Van Shaw, and CKH Family Limited Partnership invested a total of $1.4 million in a real estate development plan orchestrated by Defendant Greg Kubicek. Plaintiffs are now suing Kubicek and three entities associated with Kubicek for: (1) rescission under Oregon Revised Statutes ("ORS") § 59.115(2) ; (2) misrepresentation; (3) breach of fiduciary duty by self-dealing; and (4) aiding and abetting an unlawful sale of securities in violation of ORS § 59.115(3). Before the Court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed, Defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted, and Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.

*1284STANDARDS

A party is entitled to summary judgment if the "movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). The moving party has the burden of establishing the absence of a genuine dispute of material fact. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett , 477 U.S. 317, 323, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). The court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-movant and draw all reasonable inferences in the non-movant's favor. Clicks Billiards Inc. v. Sixshooters Inc. , 251 F.3d 1252, 1257 (9th Cir. 2001). Although "[c]redibility determinations, the weighing of the evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the facts are jury functions, not those of a judge ... ruling on a motion for summary judgment," the "mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the plaintiff's position [is] insufficient...." Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242, 252, 255, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). "Where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the non-moving party, there is no genuine issue for trial." Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp. , 475 U.S. 574, 587, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986) (citation and quotation marks omitted).

When parties file cross-motions for summary judgment, the court "evaluate[s] each motion separately, giving the non-moving party in each instance the benefit of all reasonable inferences." A.C.L.U. of Nev. v. City of Las Vegas , 466 F.3d 784, 790-91 (9th Cir. 2006) (quotation marks and citation omitted); see also Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass'n , 605 F.3d 665, 674 (9th Cir. 2010) ("Cross-motions for summary judgment are evaluated separately under [the] same standard."). In evaluating the motions, "the court must consider each party's evidence, regardless under which motion the evidence is offered." Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nehme , 632 F.3d 526, 532 (9th Cir. 2011). "Where the non-moving party bears the burden of proof at trial, the moving party need only prove that there is an absence of evidence to support the non-moving party's case." In re Oracle Corp. Sec. Litig. , 627 F.3d 376, 387 (9th Cir. 2010). Thereafter, the non-moving party bears the burden of designating "specific facts demonstrating the existence of genuine issues for trial." Id. "This burden is not a light one." Id. The Supreme Court has directed that in such a situation, the non-moving party must do more than raise a "metaphysical doubt" as to the material facts at issue. Matsushita , 475 U.S. at 586, 106 S.Ct. 1348.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are CKH Family Limited Partnership ("CKH"), a Texas limited partnership, and two individuals: Waldemar Maya and Van Shaw. Shaw is an attorney in Texas. Maya is a business associate of Doug Hickok, who is the general partner and principal of CKH. Defendants are Holt Homes, Inc. ("Holt Homes"), a Washington Corporation; Clackamas Homes, Inc. ("CHI"), an Oregon Corporation; MGD/CCP Acquisition LLC ("the Company"), an Oregon limited liability company; and Greg Kubicek. ECF 1-1 at 39, ECF 5 at 2. CHI is the manager of the Company, and Holt Homes is an affiliate of CHI. ECF 1-1 at 39 ¶ 4, ECF 5 at 2 ¶ 4. Kubicek is the sole shareholder of both CHI and Holt Homes. ECF 5 at 2 ¶ 5.

1. Formation of the Company and Plaintiffs' Investments

Kubicek formed the Company in August 2005 for the purpose of acquiring a portfolio of properties in Clackamas County, Oregon from retiring developers Don and *1285Maria Oakley. ECF 1-1 at 39 ¶ 2, ECF 5 at 2 ¶ 2.

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