United States of America for the Use and Benefit of: McCullough Plumbing, Inc. v. Halbert Construction Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for the Case No.: 17-CV-803-CAB-WVG use and benefit of:

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

McCULLOUGH PLUMBING, INC., ATTORNEY’S FEES AND MOTION

TO ALTER JUDGMENT

Plaintiff,

v.

HALBERT CONSTRUCTION [Doc. Nos. 170, 175] COMPANY, INC. et al., 13 Defendants.

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS AND

COUNTERCLAIMS AND THIRD

PARTY COMPLAINT 17 This matter is before the Court on a motion for attorneys’ fees, nontaxable costs, and prejudgment interest by McCullough Plumbing, Inc. (“McCullough”) and The Guarantee Company of North America USA (“Guarantee”), and a motion to alter the judgment by Halbert Construction Company, Inc. (“Halbert”). The motions have been fully briefed, and the Court deems them suitable for submission without oral argument. Both motions are denied. I. Background The parties are familiar with the facts which will not be repeated in detail here. Halbert was the prime contractor on a contract with the United States Army…