Case 5:13-cv-28160 Document 114 Filed 01/02/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 691

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
BECKLEY DIVISION
JAMES RIVER EQUIPMENT, VIRGINIA, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:13-cv-28160

JUSTICE ENERGY COMPANY, INC.,
Defendant.

ORDER
The Court has reviewed the Second Status Report of the United States of America Pursuant
to Court’s Order of December 7, 2018 (ECF No. 111) and Request for Leave to Depose Employees
and Representatives of Justice Energy Company, Inc., and to Discover and Compel Production of
Financial Information (Document 112), as well as Defendant Justice Energy Company, Inc.’s
Second Status Report with Regard to Sanction Payment (Document 113).

The United States

indicates that the Defendant has not made any payment to satisfy the Court’s civil contempt
sanction and has not furnished financial information in response to a request by the United States.
The United States therefore requests that the Court grant it leave to depose employees and
representatives of Justice Energy Company, Inc., and to discover and compel the production of
financial information. Justice Energy indicates that it has provided some financial information to
the United States and “is currently in the process of examining available funds and assets and
gathering information to provide to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in that regard.” (Def.’s Status Rep.
at 1.)

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After careful consideration, the Court ORDERS that the United States’ Motion (Document
112) be GRANTED. The Court further ORDERS that the Defendant provide all requested
information, including completing the form attached as an exhibit to the United States’ motion
(Document 112-1), no later than January 25, 2019, and that it make representatives and
employees available for depositions, at the United States’ request, no later than February 15,
2019.1
The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and to any
unrepresented party.
ENTER:

December 21, 2018

1 The Defendant’s decision to simply ignore Court orders, deadlines, and obligations precipitated the imposition of
the contempt sanction. Continuing to flout the Court’s directives is not a strategy likely to engender positive results.