UNITED STATES, ETC. v. Lane Const. Corp.

OPINION

MUIR, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

The above action was filed in the name of the United States of America for the use and benefit of the Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Parker) under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq., seeking recovery on a payment bond posted by the Defendants in accordance with the provisions of the Miller Act. Parker asserts that it has not been paid for the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders which were utilized by Vertex Systems, Inc., a purported sub-contractor of Lane Construction Corporation (Lane), the prime contractor for the Cowanesque Lake Dam Project,…