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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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CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Filed2024-05-15

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

 
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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

 
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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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