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Joint Status Report — Discovery Update (D.E. 203) — OTO Analytics v. Benworth
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2025-02-03 |
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · No. 3:23-cv-01034-GMM · Doc. 203 · 2025-02-03 · Docket on CourtListener
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A Joint Status Report filed February 3, 2025 in Oto Analytics, LLC v. Benworth Capital Partners PR, LLC, 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 lists three pending motions: Defendants' motion to dismiss the Reserve Bank's complaints, Womply's motion to compel information on the Navarro-Controlled Entities, and the Reserve Bank's motion to compel Quickbooks accounting data (ECF No. 200). It reports meet-and-confer talks on the Reserve Bank's requests for financial statements and mobile data. It also states the Reserve Bank made productions on January 17, 2025 and February 1, 2025. The six-page report is Document 203.
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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 203 Filed 02/03/25 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 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’ January 17, 2025 Joint Status Report (ECF No. 199), the Parties have
briefed motion practice and continue to conduct discovery as follows:
• Motion Practice. There are three motions currently pending before this Court:
(1) Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Reserve Bank’s Complaint and Complaint in
Intervention, which has been fully briefed (ECF Nos. 169–70, 177, 180); (2) Womply’s
motion to compel information regarding the Navarro-Controlled Entities, as joined by the
Reserve Bank, which has been fully briefed (ECF Nos. 184, 188, 193); and (3) the Reserve
Bank’s motion to compel Quickbooks accounting data (ECF No. 200), for which the
Reserve Bank has consented to a three business day extension, until February 5, 2025, of
Defendants’ deadline to file their opposition, and Defendants have agreed to a reciprocal
three business day extension of the deadline for any reply the Reserve Bank may file, which
extensions were duly ordered (ECF Nos. 201-02).
• Reserve Bank’s Document Requests. The parties continue to meet and confer.
Following a meet-and-confer discussion on January 21, 2025, where the Reserve Bank
raised questions about its requests, Defendants responded to certain questions via email but
they were unavailable for an additional meet and confer call prior to February 3, 2025,
citing the deadline for substantial completion of document discovery and their need to
respond to the Reserve Bank’s motion to compel production of Defendants’ Quickbooks
accounting data (which deadline the Reserve Bank agreed to extend to February 5, 2025).
Based on Defendants’ responses, the Reserve Bank has concerns regarding several issues
and reserves the right to seek the Court’s intervention, including:
o Financial Statements. In response to the Reserve Bank’s requests for financial
statements and related communications, Defendants agreed to produce responsive
documents identified through their review of certain ESI sources and stated that
they intend to begin review of additional ESI sources, including financial and
accounting information collected from a Dropbox folder used by Benworth
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employees. The parties continue to meet and confer regarding appropriate search
parameters.
o Mobile Data. On January 23, 2025, Defendants stated that mobile data has been
preserved but has not been collected for any custodians and stated that Defendants
intend to collect and review for responsiveness text messages between (1) Mr.
Navarro and certain Benworth employees and (2) Mrs. Navarro and certain
Benworth employees. The parties continue to meet and confer regarding this topic.
• Defendants’ Document Requests. On January 21, 2025, the parties met and conferred
regarding Defendants’ requests and the Reserve Bank’s responses and objections. The
Reserve Bank made its first production on January 17, 2025 and a second production on
February 1, 2025. The Reserve Bank continues to search for responsive documents based
on ongoing discussions with the Defendants.
Case 3:23-cv-01034-GMM Document 203 Filed 02/03/25 Page 3 of 6
Dated: February 3, 2025
MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC
By: /s/ Alejandro J. Cepeda Díaz
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 Fuentes
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 February 3, 2025, 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: February 3, 2025
By: /s/ Aníbal A. Román Medina
Aníbal A. Román Medina
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