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Joint Status Report — Discovery Disputes (D.E. 181) — OTO Analytics v. Benworth
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2024-12-02 |
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 181 · 2024-12-02 · Docket on CourtListener
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A joint status report filed December 2, 2024 as Document 181 in Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners PR, LLC, No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM, consolidated with Civil No. 24-01313, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, submitted under the court's September 3, 2024 Order (ECF No. 161). It reports two fully briefed pending motions: Womply's motion to strike certain affirmative defenses and the defendants' motion to dismiss the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's complaints. The parties describe impasses over discovery of other Navarro-controlled entities and Quickbooks data, and an agreement on scanning hard-copy bank statements. Plaintiffs state concern about the pace of email and non-email production and request a telephonic status conference.
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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. Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 1 of 6 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 PR”), Benworth Capital Partners, LLC (“Benworth FL”), Bernardo Navarro (“Mr. Navarro”), and Claudia Navarro (“Mrs. Navarro”; together with Mr. Navarro, the “Navarros”; together with Benworth PR and Benworth FL, “Defendants”; together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), through their undersigned counsel, respectfully submit this Joint Status Report. Since the Parties’ October 30, 2024 Joint Status Report (ECF No. 178), the Parties have briefed motion practice and continue to conduct discovery as follows: • Scheduling. On October 31, 2024, this Court granted the Parties’ proposed Amended Case Management Order (ECF No. 179). • Motion Practice. There are two fully briefed motions currently pending before this Court: (1) Womply’s motion to strike certain of Defendants’ affirmative defenses (ECF No. 162–63, 168), and (2) Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Reserve Bank’s Complaint and Complaint in Intervention (ECF Nos. 169–70, 177, 180). • Plaintiffs’ Discovery Requests. The Parties have met and conferred extensively by email, reached agreement on certain issues, and reached impasse on multiple issues: o Navarro-Controlled Entities. Plaintiffs served certain document requests and interrogatories seeking information regarding non-party entities owned and/or controlled by the Navarros, other than Benworth FL and Benworth PR. Defendants objected to those discovery requests on relevance grounds and are withholding the requested information. The Parties reached impasse on this issue and one or more Plaintiffs intend to move to compel. o Quickbooks Data. Plaintiffs served document requests seeking Defendants’ accounting information, which Defendants store using Quickbooks database software. Plaintiffs proposed that Defendants export such Quickbooks data or provide Plaintiffs with login credentials to access the Quickbooks data. Defendants rejected both proposals and proposed that Plaintiffs submit queries to Defendants and Defendants will produce to Plaintiffs reports generated from the Quickbooks data pursuant to Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 2 of 6 Section III.E of the Parties’ stipulated ESI protocol. Plaintiffs objected that Defendants’ proposal would enable Defendants to learn Plaintiffs’ thinking and analysis in real-time, which would reveal protected work product. The Parties reached impasse on this issue and one or more Plaintiffs intend to move to compel. o Hard Copy Bank Statements. Defendants maintain hard copies of bank statements responsive to Plaintiffs’ discovery requests in a warehouse in Coral Gables, Florida. The Parties agreed that Defendants will make these bank statements available to Plaintiffs to scan between December 4 and 5, 2024, and Womply and the Reserve Bank agreed to split the costs of such scanning. o Email Discovery. On October 10, 2024, the Parties reached agreement on document custodians and time periods for email discovery. Counsel for Defendants “did not receive the drive with the ESI from Benworth’s IT vendor until” November 19, 2024. Defendants will not “be in a position to deliver the hit report” for Plaintiffs’ proposed search terms until “Friday, December 6, 2024,” which is approximately three weeks before the Court- ordered deadline for substantial completion of document discovery. (ECF No. 179.) The Parties have scheduled a meet-and-confer call regarding the search terms for December 10, 2024. Notwithstanding, because Defendants have not yet begun email review or production, Plaintiffs are highly concerned that Defendants are not on track to meet the Court-ordered discovery deadlines and respectfully request a telephonic status conference on this issue at the Court’s convenience. o Non-Email Discovery. On November 20, 2024, Defendants produced approximately 700 non-email documents. Plaintiffs are concerned about the scope and timing of Defendants’ non-email document productions, which do not include key financial documentation, such as ledgers or financials for Benworth FL’s PPP loan business. Plaintiffs also respectfully request to address these issues during a telephonic status conference. • Defendants’ Document Requests. Pursuant to the Amended Case Management Order (ECF No. 179), Womply is responding to Defendants’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents today, and the Reserve Bank will respond to Defendants’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents on December 27, 2024. Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 3 of 6 Dated: December 2, 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 Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 4 of 6 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 Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 5 of 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on December 2, 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: December 2, 2024 By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Diaz Counsel for Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 181 Filed 12/02/24 Page 6 of 6
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