International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 24 v. Chesapeake Firestop Products, Inc. et al

MOTION dismiss Writs of Garnishment

D. Md.December 13, 2012

1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND (Greenbelt Division) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT & FROST INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL NO. 24, Plaintiff, v. CHESAPEAKE FIRESTOP PRODUCTS INC., et al. Defendants. Case No. 12-1376-AW PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS WRIT OF GARNISHMENT Plaintiff International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 24 (“Union”) hereby submits this Motion to Dismiss Writs of Garnishment. On July 31, 2012, the Court entered judgment in favor of the Union and against Defendant Chesapeake Firestop Products (“Chesapeake”) in the amount of $40,896.11 for union dues, employee contributions, and liquidated damages. See ECF No. 16. Plaintiff submitted applications for Writs of Garnishment as to the garnishees listed below to enforce judgment. See ECF Nos. 18-34, 79. On or about December 13, 2012, Plaintiff and Chesapeake reached an agreement settling the dispute and the amounts owed under the judgments. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, Plaintiff has agreed to seek dismissal of all Writs of Garnishments seeking property of Chesapeake. Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 1 of 6 2 Relief Sought Accordingly, Plaintiff respectfully request that the Court grant this motion and dismiss any and all Writs of Garnishment issued by the Court in this proceeding and declare the following garnishees free of any further obligation to hold any property of the Defendant: 1. Bank of America 2. BB&T Bank 3. The Columbia Bank 4. Dynalectric Company 5. Grunley Construction Co., Inc. 6. JCM Associates, Inc. 7. Kirlin Mid-Atlantic, LLC 8. M&T Bank 9. O’Connor Plumbing & Heating 10. PNC Bank N.A. 11. Southland Industries of Virginia, Inc. 12. SunTrust Bank 13. T.A. Beach Corporation 14. Tidewater Glazing, Inc. 15. United Sheet Metal, Inc. 16. Welch and Rushe, Inc. 17. Wells Fargo Bank NA 18. Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 2 of 6 3 Respectfully submitted, __/s/_____________________________ Andrew K. Lin (U.S. D.C. Md. Bar # 18326) Mooney, Green, Baker & Saindon, P.C. 1920 L Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 783-0010 (202) 783-6088 Facsimile alin@mooneygreen.com Counsel for the Plaintiff Dated: December 13, 2012 Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 3 of 6 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 13th day of December 2012, a copy of the foregoing Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dismiss Writ of Garnishment was sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to: Amir Gibbs, Esq. One Research Court, Suite 450 Rockville, MD 20850-6252 Attorney for Defendant Tessa Laspia Frederick Miles & Stockbridge P.C. 10 Light Street, 12th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 2l202 Attorney for Garnishee Bank of America, N.A. John Y. Yee Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 East Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Attorney for Garnishee Branch Banking & Trust, Co. David S. Musgrave Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E Redwood St Baltimore, MD 21202 Attorney for Garnishee The Columbia Bank James C. Horn Dynalectric Company 22930 Shaw Road, Suite 100 Dulles, VA 20166 Garnishee Jeremiah Regan, Esq. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 1615 L Street NW, Suite 1350 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney for Garnishee Grunley Construction Co., Inc. Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 4 of 6 5 Seth A. Robbins, Esq. 2020 P Street NW Washington, DC 20007 Attorney for Garnishee JCM Associates, Inc. Charles F. Mitchell 515 Dover Road, Suite 2100 Rockville, Maryland 20850 Attorney for Garnishee Kirlin Mid-Atlantic, LLC M&T Bank 215 North Frederick Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Garnishee O’Connor Plumbing & Heating 19301 Mateny Hill Road Germantown, MD 20874 Garnishee PNC Bank 702 Russell Avenue Gaithersburg , MD 20877 Garnishee Andrew Lynch Cole Franklin and Prokopik PC The B and O Bldg Two N Charles St Ste 600 Baltimore, MD 21201 Attorney for Garnishee Southland Industries of VA, Inc. John Y. Yee Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 East Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Attorney for Garnishee, SunTrust Bank Andrew N. Cook K&L Gates LLP 1601 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 5 of 6 6 Attorney for Garnishee AES Electrical, Inc. t/a T.A. Beach Corporation Robert Francis Carney Whiteford Taylor and Preston LLP Seven Saint Paul St Baltimore, MD 21202 Attorney for Garnishee Tidewater Glazing, Inc. Roger C. Jones Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille 10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 200 Columbia, MD 21044 Attorney for Garnishee United Sheet Metal, Inc. Welch & Rushe, Inc. 391 Prince Georges Blvd Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Garnishee Wells Fargo Bank 7901 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20879 Garnishee Matthew Ryan Alsip Venable LLP 210 W Pennsylvania Ave Ste 500 Towson, MD 21204 Attorney for Garnishee The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. __________/s/____________________ Mark J. Murphy Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy & Welch, P.C. 1920 L. Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 783-0010 (202) 783-6088 facsimile mmurphy@mooneygreen.com Case 8:12-cv-01376-AW Document 96 Filed 12/13/12 Page 6 of 6