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MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA,… — Marshall Prestamos (Dkt. 114)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2024-05-15 |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · No. 5:21-cv-04337-JMG · Doc. 114 · 2024-05-15 · Docket on CourtListener
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A motion to dismiss filed May 15, 2024 by defendant Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. in Marshall et al. v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC and Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:21-cv-04337-JMG, a putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The motion asks the Court to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, ECF No. 108, with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), for reasons stated in an accompanying memorandum of law. A certificate of good faith meet and confer states that counsel met with plaintiffs' counsel by video conference on May 14, 2024 and could not resolve the matter. The five-page filing is signed by Marcel S. Pratt of Ballard Spahr LLP, with Herrera Arellano LLP also listed as counsel, and includes a certificate of service. It is Doc. 114.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ALICIA MARSHALL, DANIEL PRONSKY, PARIS TOWNSEND, NANCILEE HOLLAND, LEONA OWSLEY, KOLAWOLE AHMADOU, KIANA DERVIN, KRISTINA HENDERSON, DUSTIN INNIS, KELLY STALNAKER, JAMIE JONES, GEORGINA DREVNAK, JOHN MARTIN, EZRA BEATTIE, GREGORY LLOYD, ALYSHIA JOHNSON, LAMETRIA MARVEL, GUY GRICHAR, JAHBRAEL HORNE, ENOBONG ETUKNWA, and SHARON BRADLEY SMITH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PRESTAMOS CDFI, LLC and CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC., Defendants. Civil Action No. 5:21-cv-04337-JMG DEFENDANT CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Defendant Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (“CPLC”) hereby moves to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), ECF No. 108, with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) for the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum of law. WHEREFORE, Defendant CPLC respectfully requests that the Court enter an order granting its Motion to Dismiss and dismissing the Third Amended Complaint with prejudice. Case 5:21-cv-04337-JMG Document 114 Filed 05/15/24 Page 1 of 5 2 Dated: May 15, 2024 BALLARD SPAHR LLP By: /s/ Marcel S. Pratt Marcel S. Pratt (Pa. ID 307483) Edward D. Rogers (Pa. ID 69337) Thomas J. Gallagher IV (Pa. ID 316269) J. Chesley Burruss (Pa. ID 331521) Henry W. Longley (Pa. ID 328847) 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 T: 215-665-8500 F: 215-864-8999 prattm@ballardspahr.com rogerse@ballardspahr.com gallaghert@ballardspahr.com burrussc@ballardspahr.com longleyh@ballardspahr.com HERRERA ARELLANO LLP Roy Herrera (admitted pro hac vice) Daniel A. Arellano (admitted pro hac vice) Jillian Andrews (admitted pro hac vice) Austin T. Marshall (admitted pro hac vice) 1001 North Central Avenue, Suite 404 Phoenix, AZ 85004 T: 602-567-4820 Roy@ha-firm.com Daniel@ha-firm.com Jillian@ha-firm.com Austin@ha-firm.com Counsel for Defendant Case 5:21-cv-04337-JMG Document 114 Filed 05/15/24 Page 2 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ALICIA MARSHALL, DANIEL PRONSKY, PARIS TOWNSEND, NANCILEE HOLLAND, LEONA OWSLEY, KOLAWOLE AHMADOU, KIANA DERVIN, KRISTINA HENDERSON, DUSTIN INNIS, KELLY STALNAKER, JAMIE JONES, GEORGINA DREVNAK, JOHN MARTIN, EZRA BEATTIE, GREGORY LLOYD, ALYSHIA JOHNSON, LAMETRIA MARVEL, GUY GRICHAR, JAHBRAEL HORNE, ENOBONG ETUKNWA, and SHARON BRADLEY SMITH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PRESTAMOS CDFI, LLC and CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC., Defendants. Civil Action No. 5:21-cv-04337-JMG DEFENDANT CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC.’S CERTIFICATE OF GOOD FAITH MEET AND CONFER The undersigned counsel certifies that counsel for Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (“CPLC”), in a good faith effort to resolve the issue raised in CPLC’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), met and conferred with Plaintiffs’ counsel via video conference on May 14, 2024. The parties were unable to resolve the matter. Case 5:21-cv-04337-JMG Document 114 Filed 05/15/24 Page 3 of 5 2 Dated: May 15, 2024 By: /s/ Marcel S. Pratt Marcel S. Pratt (Pa. ID 307483) BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 T: 215-665-8500 F: 215-864-8999 prattm@ballardspahr.com Counsel for Defendant Case 5:21-cv-04337-JMG Document 114 Filed 05/15/24 Page 4 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Marcel S. Pratt, hereby certify that on this 15th day of May 2024, I caused a copy of the foregoing Defendant Chicanos Por La Causa’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint and accompanying papers to be served on all counsel of record via the Court’s ECF system. /s/ Marcel S. Pratt Marcel S. Pratt BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 T: 215-665-8500 F: 215-864-8999 prattm@ballardspahr.com Counsel for Defendant Case 5:21-cv-04337-JMG Document 114 Filed 05/15/24 Page 5 of 5
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