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Second MOTION for Extension of Time until… — Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco v. Benworth Capital… (Dkt. 269)
No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 269 · Docket on CourtListener
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Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 269 Filed 06/17/25 Page 1 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN Civil No. 23-01034 (GMM) cons.
FRANCISCO,
Civil No. 24-01313 (GMM)
Plaintiff
v.
OTO ANALYTICS, LLC; BENWORTH
CAPITAL PARTNERS PR, LLC;
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC;
BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA
NAVARRO,
Defendants.
SECOND MOTION FOR ONE-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME
TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO’S MOTION TO COMPEL DOCUMENTS AND
COMMUNICATIONS OVER WHICH DEFENDANTS IMPROPERLY ASSERT
ACCOUNTANT-CLIENT PRIVILEGE [DE 250]
TO THE HONORABLE COURT:
COME NOW defendants Benworth Capital Partners PR, LLC (“Benworth PR”),
Benworth Capital Partners, LLC (“Benworth FL”), and Bernardo and Claudia Navarro (“Mr. and
Mrs. Navarro” and, jointly with Benworth PR and Benworth FL, the “Defendants”), through the
undersigned counsel and pursuant to Local Rule 16(h)(i)(1), respectfully request that the Court
extend the deadline by one day for Defendants to respond to the Motion to Compel Documents and
Communications Over Which Defendants Have Improperly Asserted Accountant-Client Privilege
(the “Motion) (D.E. 250) filed by Plaintiff-Intervenor the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
(the “Reserve Bank”).
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1. On May 28, 2025, the Reserve Bank filed the Motion. Defendants’ response was
originally due on June 12, 2025, but the Court granted Defendants an extension through June 17,
2025.
2. Counsel for Defendants have diligently attempted to meet the extended deadline.
However, Westlaw, the online research service that counsel for Defendants relies upon, has been
down for several hours today and it is unclear when service will be restored. The inability to access
Westlaw is preventing counsel for Defendants from completing the response to the Motion.
3. As Defendants noted previously, the Motion raises important and complex issues
related to privileged communications between Defendants and their accountants that require
careful analysis, including (1) whether the law of Florida or Puerto Rico applies to this privilege
dispute; (2) the scope of the privilege and whether its applies to the documents and
communications at issue; (3) whether Defendants have waived their accountant-client privilege
through issue injection or voluntary disclosure; and (4) whether any exceptions apply to
Defendants’ assertion of the accountant-client privilege. Thus, Defendants need access to Westlaw
to ensure that each of these issues is adequately addressed.
4. Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request a one-day extension, through June
18, 2025, to file their response to the Motion.
5. Counsel for Defendants raised the need for an extension with counsel for the
Reserve Bank via email on June 17, 2025. Counsel for the Reserve Bank represented that it does
not consent to the extension requested herein.
6. This motion is made in good faith, and not for purposes of delay. Granting this
motion will not prejudice any party.
WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant this unopposed
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motion and extend the deadline to respond to the Motion to June 18, 2025.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: We hereby certify that on this same date the foregoing
reply was filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification
of such filing to all attorneys and participants of record.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 17, 2025.
KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 9th Fl.
Miami, FL 33134
(305) 372-1800
s/ Jorge L. Piedra (admitted pro hac vice)
jpiedra@kttlaw.com
s/ Michael R. Lorigas (admitted pro hac vice)
mlorigas@kttlaw.com
s/ Rasheed K. Nader (admitted pro hac vice)
rnader@kttlaw.com
PO Box 195168
San Juan, PR 00919-5168
Tel.: 787.766.7000
Fax: 787.766.7001
s/ Roberto A. Cámara-Fuertes
USDC-PR 219002
rcamara@ferraiuoli.com
s/ Jaime A. Torrens-Dávila
USDC-PR 223810
jtorrens@ferraiuoli.com
s/ Mónica Ramos Benítez
USDC-PR 308405
mramos@ferraiuoli.com
Counsel for Benworth Capital Partners LLC and Bernardo Navarro
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CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS PSC
PO Box 364924
San Juan, PR 00936-4924
Tel. (787) 756-1400
Fax. (787) 756-1401
rcasellas@cabprlaw.com
cloubriel@cabprlaw.com
/s/ Carla S. Loubriel Carrión
USDC-PR Bar No. 227509
Ricardo F. Casellas
USDC-PR Bar No. 203114
Counsel for Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC and Claudia Navarro
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