American Heartland Port, Inc. v. American Port Holdings, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND STAYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO VACATE THE BILL OF COSTS PENDING APPEAL

FREDERICK P. STAMP, JR., District Judge.

I. Procedural History1

The plaintiffs, American Heartland Port, Inc. (“American ” Heartland”), Jo Lynn Kraina (“Kraina”), Shelley Reed (“Reed”), and Misty Shannon, brought their original complaint against defendants Daniel Dickerson, Andrew S. Fellows, Stanley Balias,2 James Martodam, James C. Breckinridge, and American Port Holdings, Inc. (“original defendants”) on the basis of diversity jurisdiction under 28…