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D.E. 91: Womply's Response to Navarros' Motion to Dismiss (Sept. 14, 2023) — Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC (N.D. Cal. No. 3:24-cv-03975)
Filed September 14, 2023 in Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC; one of 111 filings from this case.
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2023-09-14 |
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 91 · 2023-09-14 · Docket on CourtListener
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO OTO ANALYTICS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS PR LLC, BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA NAVARRO, Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § § Civil Action No. 23-01034 PLAINTIFF WOMPLY’S RESPONSE TO THE NAVARROS’ JOINT MOTION FOR JOINDER TO BENWORTH’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC (f/k/a Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply) (“Womply”) respectfully submits this response to Defendants Bernardo Navarro and Claudia Navarro’s (together, the “Navarros”) joint Motion for Joinder (“Joinder Motion”; ECF No. 90) to Defendants Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC (“Benworth PR”) and Benworth Capital Partners LLC’s (“Benworth FL”; together with Benworth PR, “Benworth”; together with the Navarros, “Defendants”) motions to dismiss (“Motions to Dismiss”; ECF Nos. 34–35, 61). The Navarros’ Joinder Motion should be denied for the same reasons as Benworth’s Motions to Dismiss. (ECF No. 49.) Contrary to the Navarros’ assertions, Womply’s claims do not “only ripen after (and if) Womply obtains a favorable arbitration award against Benworth FL.” (Joinder Motion at 4 (emphasis in original).) Under First Circuit precedent, where, as here, “[t]he plaintiff’s underlying civil claims are actively being litigated” and the defendant “fraudulently concealed millions of dollars” that “rendered [it] insolvent,” “the plaintiff’s fraudulent conveyance claims” are “ripe for adjudication.” Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27, 35–36 (1st Cir. 2020). Moreover, both federal and Puerto Rico law permit prejudgment attachment. See Fed. Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 91 Filed 09/14/23 Page 1 of 4 - 2 - R. Civ. P. 64(b); P.R. Code of Civ. P. R. 56.1 (P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 32A, § 56.1). Prejudgment attachment would serve no purpose if claims seeking such relief were not ripe until a final determination, which would deprive litigants of any remedy should a party move or hide assets, like Defendants did here. The Navarros’ assertion that “Womply’s claims are premised on the determination of Benworth FL’s indebtedness to Womply” in “the ongoing Arbitration Proceeding” (Joint Motion at 5) is wrong as a matter of fact and law. Womply alleges in detail that Defendants have deprived Womply of nearly $200 million and, on a motion to dismiss, Womply’s allegations must be “accepted as true.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 663 (2009). There is no need to “stay the instant proceedings until an award is entered in the Arbitration Proceedings.” (Joinder Motion at 5.) In any event, Womply consents to a short stay until the Arbitrator issues an interim award, which will moot Defendants’ motions. Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 91 Filed 09/14/23 Page 2 of 4 - 3 - Dated: September 14, 2023 Of Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP By: /s/ Alexander L. Cheney Alexander L. Cheney (admitted pro hac vice) One Front Street San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 858-7400 acheney@willkie.com Stuart R. Lombardi (admitted pro hac vice) Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 728-8000 slombardi@willkie.com Joshua S. Levy (admitted pro hac vice) 1875 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 303-1000 jlevy@willkie.com Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz McConnell Valdés LLC 270 Muñoz Rivera Ave. Hato Rey PR 00918 Tel: (787) 250-5637 Email: ajc@mcvpr.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 91 Filed 09/14/23 Page 3 of 4 - 4 - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on September 14, 2023, the foregoing document was filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which sent notices to all parties receiving notifications through the CM/ECF system. Dated: September 14, 2023 By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz Attorney for Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 91 Filed 09/14/23 Page 4 of 4
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