Joint Status Report (D.E. 178) — OTO Analytics v. Benworth

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U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 178 · 2024-10-30 · Docket on CourtListener

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A joint status report filed October 30, 2024 as Document 178 in OTO Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners PR, LLC, et al., No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM, consolidated with Civil No. 24-01313 (GMM), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as plaintiff-intervenor. Submitted under the Court's September 3, 2024 Order (ECF No. 161), it reports two pending motions: Womply's motion to strike certain affirmative defenses and defendants' motion to dismiss the Reserve Bank's complaints. It describes the protective order granted October 7, 2024, meet-and-confer sessions on defendants' discovery responses, and defendants' document requests. The parties report agreement to extend the substantial completion of document discovery deadline by one month to December 30, 2024, with a proposed order attached as Exhibit 1.

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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 No. 23-01034 (GMM) cons. 
Civil No. 24-01313 (GMM) 
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN 
FRANCISCO,  
 
Plaintiff-Intervenor, 
 
v. 
 
OTO ANALYTICS, LLC; BENWORTH 
CAPITAL PARTNERS PR, LLC; 
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC; 
BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA 
NAVARRO, 
 
Defendants in Intervention. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN 
FRANCISCO,  
 
Consolidated Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS PR, 
LLC; BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, 
LLC; BERNARDO NAVARRO and CLAUDIA 
NAVARRO, 
 
Consolidated Defendants. 
 
 
 
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JOINT STATUS REPORT  
Pursuant to this Court’s September 3, 2024 Order (ECF No. 161), Plaintiff/Defendant in 
Intervention Oto Analytics, LLC (f/k/a Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply) (“Womply”), Plaintiff-
Intervenor Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“Reserve Bank”; together with Womply, 
“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Benworth Capital Partners PR, LLC, Benworth Capital Partners, 
LLC, Bernardo Navarro, and Claudia Navarro (collectively, “Defendants”; together with 
Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), through their undersigned counsel, respectfully submit this Joint Status 
Report. 
Since the Parties’ September 30, 2024 Joint Status Report (ECF No. 164), the Parties have 
filed motion practice and continue to conduct discovery as follows: 
 Motion Practice.  There are two motions currently pending before this Court: 
(1) Womply’s motion to strike certain of Defendants’ affirmative defenses (ECF 
No. 162), and (2) Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Reserve Bank’s Complaint and 
Complaint in Intervention (ECF Nos. 169–70).  On October 1, 2024, Womply filed its 
reply brief in support of its motion to strike (ECF No. 168), which is now fully briefed.  
Also on October 1, Defendants moved to dismiss the Reserve Bank’s Complaint and 
Complaint in Intervention.  (ECF Nos. 169–70.)  The Reserve Bank filed its opposition 
on October 29, 2024 (ECF No. 177), and Defendants will file their reply by November 
12, 2024 (ECF No. 174). 
 Protective Order.  On October 7, 2024, this Court granted the Parties’ joint motion 
for a protective order.  (ECF Nos. 175–76.) 
 Plaintiffs’ Discovery Requests.  On October 7, 2024, Defendants served responses 
and objections to Womply’s and the Reserve Bank’s documents requests and certain of 
Womply’s interrogatories.  On October 10, 2024, the Parties met and conferred by 
videoconference about Defendants’ responses and objections.  On October 11, 2024, 
Defendants made an initial document production and served “supplementary” 
responses and objections to the remainder of Womply’s interrogatories.  On 
October 17, 2024, the Parties met and conferred by videoconference and continue to 
meet and confer by email.  On October 25, 2024, Womply and the Reserve Bank 
provided Defendants with a proposed list of search terms to apply to ESI.  On October 
29, 2024, Defendants represented by email that they “have not been able to run the 
search terms because all the ESI we agreed to collect has not been uploaded to our 
platform.”  Based on this extensive meet-and-confer process, the Parties have reached 
agreement on some discovery issues and appear to be heading towards impasse on other 
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discovery issues.  If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on these outstanding 
discovery issues, they will raise them to this Court in due course. 
 Defendants’ Document Requests.  On October 1, 2024, Defendants served their First 
Set of Requests for Production of Documents on Womply containing 46 document 
requests.  On October 28, 2024, Defendants served their First Set of Requests for 
Production of Documents on the Reserve Bank containing 37 document requests. 
 Scheduling.  In light of the pace of discovery discussed above, Defendants are not on 
track to meet the November 29, 2024 deadline for substantial completion of document 
discovery.  (ECF No. 161.)  The Parties have agreed (1) to extend the substantial 
completion of document discovery deadline by one month to December 30, 2024, with 
no other modifications to this Court’s Scheduling Order; and (2) to extend Plaintiffs’ 
respective deadlines to respond to Defendants’ document requests by one month to 
December 2, 2024 for Womply and December 27, 2024 for the Reserve Bank.  A 
proposed order reflecting this agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 
 
 
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Dated: October 30, 2024 
 
MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC 
 
By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz 
Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz 
USDC-PR 222110 
McConnell Valdés LLC 
270 Muñoz Rivera Ave. 
Hato Rey PR 00918 
(787) 250-5637 
ajc@mcvpr.com 
 
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 
 
Alexander L. Cheney (admitted pro hac vice) 
333 Bush Street 
San Francisco, CA 94104 
(415) 858-7400 
acheney@willkie.com 
 
Stuart R. Lombardi (admitted pro hac vice) 
787 Seventh Avenue 
New York, NY 10019 
(212) 728-8882 
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 
 
Counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant in 
Intervention Oto Analytics, LLC  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FERRAIUOLI LLC 
 
By: /s/ Roberto A. Cámara Fuertes 
Roberto A. Cámara Fuertes 
USDC-PR 219002 
Jaime A. Torrens-Davila 
Monica Del Pilar Ramos-Benitez 
Ferraiuoli LLC 
PO Box 195168 
San Juan, PR 00919-5168 
(787) 766-7000 
(787) 766-7001 
rcamara@ferraiuoli.com 
jtorrens@ferraiuoli.com 
mramos@ferraiuoli.com 
 
 
KOZYAK TROPIN & 
THROCKMORTON 
 
Dwayne Robinson 
Michael R. Lorigas 
Rasheed K. Nader 
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 
9th Fl. 
Miami, Florida 33134 
(305) 372-1800 
jpiedra@kttlaw.com 
drobinson@kttlaw.com 
mlorigas@kttlaw.com 
rnader@kttlaw.com 
 
Counsel for Defendants and 
Defendants in Intervention 
Benworth Capital Partners LLC 
and Bernardo Navarro 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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O’NEILL & BORGES LLC 
 
By: /s/ Antonio L. Roig Lorenzo 
Antonio L. Roig Lorenzo 
USDC-PR No. 207712 
Salvador J. Antonetti Stutts 
USDC-PR No. 215002 
Ubaldo M. Fernández Barrera 
USDC-PR No. 224807 
Aníbal A. Román Medina 
USDC-PR No. 308410 
250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Ste. 800 
San Juan, PR 00918-1813 
(787) 764-8181 
antonio.roig@oneillborges.com 
salvador.antonetti@oneillborges.com 
ubaldo.fernandez@oneillborges.com 
anibal.roman@oneillborges.com 
 
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & 
HAMILTON LLP 
 
Lisa M. Schweitzer (admitted pro hac vice) 
Thomas S. Kessler (admitted pro hac vice) 
One Liberty Plaza 
New York, New York 10006 
(212) 225-2000 
lschweitzer@cgsh.com 
tkessler@cgsh.com 
 
Counsel for Plaintiff Intervenor the Federal 
Reserve Bank of San Francisco 
 
CASELLAS ALCOVER & 
BURGOS, P.S.C. 
 
By: /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 
 
Counsel for Defendants and 
Defendants in Intervention 
Benworth Capital Partners PR 
LLC and Claudia Navarro 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
The undersigned certifies that on October 30, 2024, the foregoing document was filed with 
the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which sent notice to all parties receiving notifications 
through the CM/ECF system. 
Dated: October 30, 2024  
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz  
Counsel for Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC 
 
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