Second MOTION for Extension of Time until June 18,… — Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC (Dkt. 269)

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U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 269 · 2025-06-17 · 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. 
 
OTO ANALYTICS, LLC; BENWORTH 
CAPITAL PARTNERS PR, LLC; 
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC; 
BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA 
NAVARRO, 
 
Defendants. 
 
Civil No. 23-01034 (GMM) cons. 
 
Civil No. 24-01313 (GMM) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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