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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

DWBI INVESTMENTS, LLC PLAINTIFF/ 

 COUNTER- 

 DEFENDANT 

v. No. 4:23-cv-1192-DPM 

SUTTER & GILLHAM, P.L.L.C. DEFENDANT/ 

 COUNTER- 

 CLAIMANT/ 

 CROSS-CLAIMANT 

v. 

DAVID DENNIS; DENNIS FOOD 

GROUP, LLC; LEPHIEW GIN 

COMPANY, INC.; TYSON FOODS, 

INC.; LEPHIEW DENNINGTON; 

TYSON SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, 

INC.; TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.; 

BENJAMIN MCCORKLE; BEACON 

LEGAL GROUP, PLLC; TIMOTHY 

DUDLEY; RICKEY HICKS; and GARY, 

WILLIAMS, PARENTI, WATSON, 

GARY & GILLESPIE, P.L.L.C. DEFENDANTS/ 

 CROSS-DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

DWBI’s status report, Doc. 83, appreciated. DWBI is essentially 

asking for a default judgment against the Gary firm. But the Gary firm 

is similarly situated to the other defendants in this case and granting 

DWBI’s requested relief creates the possibility of inconsistent 

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judgments. Angelo Iafrate Construction, Inc. v. Postashnick Construction, 

Inc., 370 F.3d 715, 722 (8th Cir. 2004). The Court declines to enter 

judgment against the Gary firm, or address priority, at this point. 

DWBI, though, may pursue discovery as planned about who got what. 

The other issues will abide further development of the case. 

So Ordered. 

 ________________________ 

 D.P. Marshall Jr. 

 United States District Judge 

 5 June 2024 

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