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Order
This matter comes before the Court on a deposit made by the plaintiff, HII Mission Technologies Corp. ("HII"), into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56. (Dkt....
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Entity (ENT)
Event (EVT)
Claim (CLM)
Anchor (ANC)
Omission (OMI)
Tension (TEN)
Tell (TEL)
Inference (INF)
Hypothesis (HYP)
Stage 1
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Court Order U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia Civil litigation - interpleader action with deposit 2026-03-06
monetary_depositdismissal_with_prejudiceinterpleader_resolution
Analytical Frame
Judicial resolution of disputed ownership via court deposit
Analytical Summary
This court order documents the dismissal with prejudice of HII Mission Technologies Corp. from civil action 3:25cv483 against CyberLux Corp. and other defendants in the Eastern District of Virginia. The dismissal follows HII's deposit of $23,736,937.56 into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund pursuant to a prior interpleader order. Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. issued the order on March 6, 2026, effectively removing HII from the litigation while placing the disputed funds under court control for resolution among the remaining parties.
Key Points
- HII Mission Technologies deposited $23,736,937.56 into Court Registry
- Deposit made pursuant to prior interpleader order (ECF No. 150)
- HII dismissed with prejudice from the civil action
- Order issued by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. on March 6, 2026
Stage 2
Core — Entities, Events, Claims
8 nodes
ENT-001
Entity
HII Mission Technologies Corp.
HII Mission Technologies Corp. - plaintiff in civil action who made court deposit and was subsequently dismissed from the case
Page 1 — HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Plaintiff
ENT-002
Entity
CyberLux Corp.
CyberLux Corp. - named defendant in the civil action along with other unspecified defendants
Page 1 — CYBERLUX CORP., et al., Defendants.
ENT-003
Entity
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division - court with jurisdiction over this civil action
Page 1 — IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division
ENT-004
Entity
Judge John A. Gibney, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge who issued the dismissal order
Page 1 — John A. Gibney, Jr. Senior United States District Judge
EVT-001
Event
Deposit into Court Registry
HII deposited $23,736,937.56 into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund on March 6, 2026
Page 1 — a deposit made by the plaintiff, HII Mission Technologies Corp. ("HII"), into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56. (Dkt. Entry March 6, 2026; see ECF No. 150.)
EVT-002
Event
Dismissal with Prejudice
Court dismissed HII Mission Technologies Corp. with prejudice from civil action 3:25cv483 on March 6, 2026
Page 1 — the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action. It is so ORDERED. Date: 6 March 2026
EVT-003
Event
Prior Interpleader Order
Court previously granted interpleader deposit order (ECF No. 150, paragraphs 21-25) authorizing HII's deposit
Page 1 — Pursuant to the Court's Order granting interpleader deposit, (see ECF No. 150 11 21-25)
CLM-001
Claim
Disputed ownership of funds
The deposited amount of $23,736,937.56 was subject to disputed ownership, necessitating placement in the Court's Disputed Ownership Fund
Page 1 — into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56
Stage 3
In Situ — Quotations, Tells, Tensions, Questions
4 nodes
QUO-001
Quotation
Legal determination of dismissal
Court's formal order language dismissing HII from the action
Page 1 — the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action. It is so ORDERED.
QST-001
Question
Identity of other defendants
Who are the other defendants included in 'et al.' beyond CyberLux Corp.?
Page 1 — CYBERLUX CORP., et al., Defendants.
QST-002
Question
Basis for disputed ownership
What is the underlying dispute that led to the contested ownership of $23,736,937.56?
Page 1 — into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56
TEN-001
Tension
Strategic exit vs. liability determination
HII's interpleader deposit represents a strategic choice to exit litigation by depositing disputed funds, rather than litigating the merits of ownership claims - avoiding potential adverse determination while incurring immediate financial outlay
Page 1 — a deposit made by the plaintiff, HII Mission Technologies Corp. ("HII"), into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56... the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action
Stage 4
Interpretive — Inferences, Omissions, Patterns
3 nodes
INF-001
Inference
Interpleader mechanism employed
HII used the interpleader procedure to remove itself from litigation involving disputed funds by depositing the contested amount with the court, allowing remaining parties to litigate ownership without HII's continued involvement
Page 1 — Pursuant to the Court's Order granting interpleader deposit, (see ECF No. 150 11 21-25), the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action.
INF-002
Inference
Finality of HII's dismissal
The dismissal with prejudice indicates HII cannot be brought back into this action and has no further liability regarding the disputed funds once deposited
Page 1 — DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action
OMI-001
Omission
Nature of underlying claims
The order does not describe the substance of the legal claims or the nature of the dispute between HII and CyberLux/other defendants
Page 1 — This matter comes before the Court on a deposit made by the plaintiff
Extracted text
1 pages · 862 charactersFiling Header
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division
HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Plaintiff,
V.
Civil Action No. 3:25cv483
CYBERLUX CORP., et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on a deposit made by the plaintiff, HII Mission Technologies Corp. ("HII"), into the Court's Registry Investment System - Disputed Ownership Fund in the amount of $23,736,937.56. (Dkt. Entry March 6, 2026; see ECF No. 150.) Pursuant to the Court's Order granting interpleader deposit, (see ECF No. 150 11 21-25), the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE HII from this action.
It is so ORDERED.
Let the Clerk send a copy of this Order to all counsel of record.
Date: 6 March 2026
Richmond, VA
/s/
John A. Gibney, Jr. Senior United States District Judge
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