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MOTION Submitting Joint Request for Modification of… — Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC (Dkt. 216)
Filed March 4, 2025 in Oto Benworth; one of 69 filings from this case.
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2025-03-04 |
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 216 · 2025-03-04 · Docket on CourtListener
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Plaintiff, v. BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS PR, LLC; BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC; BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA NAVARRO, Defendants. Civil No. 23-01034 (GMM) JOINT MOTION REQUESTING MODIFICATION OF THE CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER COME NOW Plaintiff Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (the “Reserve Bank”) and Defendants Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC (“Benworth PR”), Benworth Capital Partners LLC (“Benworth FL”), Bernardo Navarro (“Mr. Navarro”), and Claudia Navarro (together with Mr. Navarro, the “Navarros”; collectively, “Defendants”; together with the Reserve Bank, the “Parties”) by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully request that this Court modify the operative court deadlines for the following reasons: 1. On September 3, 2024, the Court issued a Case Management Order (ECF No. 161, the “CMO”), establishing the pretrial schedule for this matter. 2. On October 30, 2024, the Parties filed a Joint Status Report (ECF No. 178), requesting the Court’s approval to extend the deadlines in the CMO for (i) substantial completion of document discovery and (ii) responses to Defendants’ document requests, in light of delays in the discovery process. On October 31, 2024, the Court issued an Amended Case Management Order (ECF No. 179, the “Amended CMO”). Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 1 of 6 2 3. On December 2, 2024, the Parties filed another Joint Status Report (ECF No. 181) highlighting concerns about the ongoing discovery process, including Plaintiff’s concern that Defendants were not on track to meet the discovery deadlines in the Amended CMO. 4. On December 16, 2024, the Court held a Status Conference to address the Parties’ concerns. See ECF No. 190. 5. On December 17, 2024, in light of the matters discussed at the Status Conference and in the Joint Status Report (ECF No. 181), the Court issued a further Amended Case Management Order (ECF No. 191, the “Second Amended CMO”) further adjusting the operative discovery deadlines. 6. At this time, despite the Parties’ efforts to stay on schedule, including through regular correspondence and meet and confers, several key discovery issues remain unresolved. The Parties are still in the process of negotiating the scope of supplemental productions that may materially impact the state of the record, including with respect to supplemental search terms and the production of non-email documents, including Defendants’ accounting documents. A schedule that requires the completion of fact discovery while these key issues remain unresolved risks prejudicing the Parties. 7. The Parties also note that Plaintiff’s two Motions to Compel discovery from Defendants relating to (i) entities owned or controlled by the Navarros (ECF Nos. 182, 188), and (ii) accounting data from Defendants’ QuickBooks database (ECF No. 200) remain pending before the Court, as well as Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Federal Reserve’s Complaint and Complaint in Intervention (ECF No. 169), the resolution of which may further impact the contours of discovery. Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 2 of 6 3 8. In light of these ongoing issues, the Parties have conferred and agreed to jointly propose further modifications to the Second Amended CMO that will accommodate the complexities and uncertainties related to the unresolved discovery matters. The jointly proposed modifications are as follows: Event Current Deadline Proposed Deadline Substantial completion of document discovery January 31, 2025 N/A Completion of fact discovery March 7, 2025 May 9, 2025 Deadline for Parties to disclose experts and expert witness summaries as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) March 17, 2025 June 16, 2025 Deadline for Parties to disclose expert reports as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) April 28, 2025 July 28, 2025 Deadline for Parties to submit rebuttal expert reports May 28, 2025 August 26, 2025 Conclusion of all discovery June 16, 2025 September 15, 2025 Deadline to file dispositive motions July 16, 2025 October 14, 2025 Deadline to file oppositions to dispositive motions July 31, 2025 October 29, 2025 9. The requested modifications are necessary due to the factors discussed above, which justify additional time to ensure a fair and thorough discovery process. Additionally, the requested extensions align with previous modifications approved by the Court and are intended to facilitate a more efficient and orderly discovery process. 10. First, the proposed extension to the deadline for completion of fact discovery (by 63 days, from March 7, 2025 to May 9, 2025) is not intended to enlarge the amount of time that the Parties are given for fact discovery, but rather to mirror the extension to the deadline for substantial completion of document discovery previously approved by this Court. See CMO Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 3 of 6 4 (setting initial deadline for substantial completion of document discovery at November 29, 2024); Second Amended CMO (extending deadline for substantial completion of document discovery to January 31, 2025, a total of 63 days). 11. Second, because expert disclosures and reports rely on the completion of fact discovery, the proposed 90-day extensions to the expert deadlines (and corresponding 90-day extensions to the subsequent deadlines) are necessary to allow for accurate and comprehensive expert evaluations. 12. Furthermore, the extension of the deadlines will not prejudice any Party, as these modifications are being jointly proposed in the interest of fairness and judicial economy. 13. For these reasons, the Parties respectfully request that the Court grants this joint motion and, accordingly, enters an order modifying the Second Amended CMO. Respectfully submitted in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 4, 2025. O’NEILL & BORGES LLC 250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Ste. 800 San Juan, PR 00918-1813 Tel: (787) 764-8181 Fax: (787) 753-8944 s/Antonio L. Roig Lorenzo Antonio L. Roig Lorenzo antonio.roig@oneillborges.com USDC-PR No. 207712 s/ Salvador J. Antonetti Stutts Salvador J. Antonetti Stutts salvador.antonetti@oneillborges.com USDC-PR No. 215002 s/ Ubaldo M. Fernández Barrera Ubaldo M. Fernández Barrera ubaldo.fernandez@oneillborges.com USDC-PR No. 224807 s/ Aníbal A. Román Medina Aníbal A. Román Medina anibal.roman@oneillborges.com USDC-PR No. 308410 FERRAIUOLI LLC PO Box 195168 San Juan, PR 00919-5168 (787) 766-7000 (787) 766-7001 s/Roberto A. Cámara Fuertes Roberto A. Cámara Fuertes USDC-PR 219002 Jaime A. Torrens-Davila Monica Del Pilar Ramos-Benitez rcamara@ferraiuoli.com jtorrens@ferraiuoli.com mramos@ferraiuoli.com Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 4 of 6 5 CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Thomas S. Kessler (admitted pro hac vice) One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 (212) 225-2000 tkessler@cgsh.com Attorneys for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON Dwayne Robinson Michael R. Lorigas Rasheed K. Nader 2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 9th Fl. Miami, Florida 33134 (305) 372-1800 drobinson@kttlaw.com mlorigas@kttlaw.com rnader@kttlaw.com Attorneys for Benworth Capital Partners LLC and Bernardo Navarro CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS, P.S.C. s/Carla S. Loubriel Carla S. Loubriel USDC-PR 227509 Ricardo F. Casellas USDC-PR 203114 208 Ponce de Leon Ave. Popular Center Bldg. Suite 1400 Hato Rey, PR 00918 (787) 756-1400 cloubriel@cabprlaw.com rcasellas@cabprlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC and Claudia Navarro Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 5 of 6 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on March 4, 2025, I filed a copy of the foregoing document using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will automatically generate a Notice of Electronic Filing to all counsel of record in this matter. s/Ubaldo M. Fernández Barrera Ubaldo M. Fernández Barrera Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 216 Filed 03/04/25 Page 6 of 6
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