Case docket
Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC — U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.
Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC — 15 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, filed between December 27, 2021 and September 9, 2025. Among them: 5 orders, 3 letters and 2 complaints.
See also: Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC (PAED 589575) — the same docket (docket No. 5:21-cv-04337) under another case page, 344 public filings; 9 of the documents appear on both pages.
Case facts
| Caption | MARSHALL v. PRESTAMOS CDFI, LLC |
|---|---|
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (9 filings); UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (5 filings) |
| Docket number | 5:21-cv-04337 |
| Filings | 15 public filings |
| Filed | 2021-12-27 – 2025-09-09 |
| Document types | orders (5), letters (3), complaints (2), opinions (2) |
| Original PDFs | 15 of 15 |
Case summary
Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC, No. 5:21-cv-04337 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is a putative class action by eleven named plaintiffs against the Paycheck Protection Program lender Prestamos CDFI, LLC and Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. over what the second amended complaint of May 20, 2022 describes as their respective roles in failing to fund approved PPP loans. On March 30, 2023 the court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss: the breach of contract count against Prestamos survived, the California, Illinois and Ohio consumer-protection counts were dismissed, and limited jurisdictional discovery was ordered as to Chicanos Por La Causa. Class certification was denied April 29, 2025, and the action was dismissed without prejudice on September 9, 2025 after the parties reported a settlement.
Case at a glance
| Parties | Plaintiffs Alicia Marshall, Daniel Pronsky, Paris Townsend, Nancilee Holland, Leona Owsley, Kolawole Ahmadou, Kiana Dervin, Kristina Henderson, Dustin Innis, Kelly Stalnaker and Jamie Jones, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; defendants Prestamos CDFI, LLC and Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 5:21-cv-04337-JMG, before Judge John M. Gallagher |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Claims | Count One, breach of contract on behalf of the national class; Count Two, California's Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.; Count Three, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505/1 et seq.; Count Four, the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 1345.01 et seq.; Count Five, unjust enrichment against Chicanos Por La Causa |
| Disposition or status | Dismissed without prejudice by order of September 9, 2025 under Local Rule 41.1(b), by agreement of counsel and without costs, after the issues were reported settled |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What did the court decide on the motion to dismiss?
The order of March 30, 2023 denied the motion as to Count One, breach of contract, against Prestamos; granted it as to Counts Two and Three, dismissing them; denied it without prejudice as to Chicanos Por La Causa pending limited jurisdictional discovery; and held that the named plaintiffs have standing except to the extent they bring state law claims under the laws of states where they do not reside or were never injured.
What happened on class certification?
The court denied the motion for class certification on April 29, 2025 and granted in part and denied in part the defendant's omnibus motion to strike the plaintiffs' class certification expert reports and exclude expert testimony.
What did the court say about the fintech staff report?
It denied the plaintiffs' motion for leave to file that supplemental authority, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis staff report "We are not the Fraud Police: How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program", which the plaintiffs asked the court to notice for its findings about Prestamos.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
15 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Joint Rule 26(f) ReportPDF
- First Amended Class Action ComplaintComplaint · PDF
- Order (transfer of subpoena motions)Order · PDF
- Second Amended Class Action ComplaintComplaint · PDF
- Memorandum Opinion (motion to dismiss)Opinion · PDF
- Order (motion to dismiss) — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLCOrder · PDF
- Order (CPLC motion to quash denied as moot)Order · PDF
- Defendant letter requesting scheduling conference — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC (E.D. Pa. No. 5:21-cv-04337)PDF
- Plaintiffs' opposition letter — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC (E.D. Pa. No. 5:21-cv-04337)PDF
- Letter (defendant discovery status update)Letter · PDF
- Letter (plaintiffs' discovery response)Letter · PDF
- Letter (third-party subpoena update — Evolve, Dave, Blueacorn) — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLC (E.D. Pa. No. 5:21-cv-04337, 2024-05-21)Letter · PDF
- Memorandum Opinion (class certification)Opinion · PDF
- Order (class certification denied)Order · PDF
- Order (dismissal — settlement) — Marshall v. Prestamos CDFI, LLCOrder · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.