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2007-06-13 UpdateC1 IVERSON REUVERS ATTORNEYS AT LAW JASON J. KUBOUSHEK DIRECT 952.548.7206 JKUBOUSHEK@I VERSONLAW.COM JON K. IVERSON PAUL D. REUVERS June 13, 2007 �'1>r e `.. JEFF M. ZALASKY JASON J. KUBOUSHEK PAMELA WHITMORE J.F. Mark Rossow, Asst. Program Claims Manager JASON M. HIVELEY LMCIT SUSAN M.TINDAL 145 University Avenue West JEFFREY A. EGGE AMBER S.LEE St. Paul, MN 55103 Re: Trust Member: City of Albertville Claimants: Gold Key Development, Inc. /TC Homes Claim Nos. 11056480/11057039 Our File Nos. 100.526/100.535 Dear Mr. Rossow: Since our last report, we have received Gold Key's, T/C Homes' and Hedlund Engineering's Responses to our Motion to Amend the Counterclaim and the Scheduling Order. We have filed a Reply Memorandum and have also received a Notice of Violation letter from the MPCA. I have enclosed a copy of all documents for your file. MOTION TO AMEND THE COUNTERCLAIM AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Gold Key, T/C Homes and Hedlund Engineering argued in their memoranda that amending the Counterclaim at this time would be highly prejudicial because of the extensive discovery which has been conducted and because a new trial date would be severely damaging to the builders. They also argue discovery should be limited to the two intervening parties — Majestic Builders and Legacy Homes. We disagree with this position and argued additional time is necessary to fully discover the new MPCA violation and to allow the parties to gather all information for trial. Moreover, by limiting discovery only to Majestic Builders' and Legacy Homes' damage claims, the City would essentially be barred from asserting a cross -claim against Gold Key based upon the MPCA violation. Prior to the hearing, I received a copy of the enclosed MPCA Notice of Violation. As you can see, the MPCA noted they were conducting a file review when they noticed the problem. They then went out and did a site inspection which affirmed the file review. We believe this violation is a further reason to hold Gold Key in default. At the hearing, we made this same argument. Gold Key's response was they are not liable for any problems associated with the MPCA permit and, moreover, the IVERSON REUVERS, LLC 1 9321 ENSIGN AVENUE SOUTH I BLOOMINGTON, MN 55438 1952.548.7200 1 FAX: 952.548.7210 WWW.IVERSONLAW.COM June 13, 2007 Page 2 problem could be resolved for $10,000 to $15,000. I argued the issue was more extensive than that and the parties needed to further discover the issue before trial. Overall, the hearing went well. Judge Kathleen Mottl heard the case but did not ask any questions. She indicated she would be issuing an Order soon; however, she did not give a specific timeframe. I will forward the Order on to you as soon as we receive it. DISCOVERY: In addition to working on the various motions, we also subpoenaed the records of Gold Key and T/C Homes' financial institutes. We are the process of receiving those documents (in excess of 1000 pages) and will be sending them on to Art Cobb for his expert review. After he has had a chance to review the documents, we will be talking with Mr. Cobb to get a preliminary opinion. MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD: Because the MPCA Notice of Violation letter is directly related to the summary judgment motions, we are filing a Motion to Supplement the Record. While there is a strong likelihood the Court will deny the motion, we believe it is important to put Judge Halsey on notice of the Violation letter because it is further evidence to support the default. As always, we will keep you advised of any new developments. Please do not hesitate to contact Paul or me with any questions, comments or direction. Best regards, IVERSON REUVERS Jason J. Kuboushek JJK:be Enclosures cc: Bridget Miller, City Clerk Mike Couri, City Attorney Larry Kruse, City Administrator