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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)
JOINT MOTION FOR BRIEF EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE
PLEAD AGAINST THE COMPLAINT
TO THE HONORABLE COURT:
COME NOW codefendants Bernardo and Claudia Navarro (“Mr. and Mrs. Navarro”), by
special appearance and without submitting to the jurisdiction or venue of this Honorable Court nor
waiving any defense, through the undersigned counsel, and very respectfully request as follows:
1.
On August 10, 2023, Mr. and Mrs. Navarro received a copy of the summons
published in El Nuevo Día newspaper on July 21, 2023, the Court’s order granting leave for
summons by publication, and a redacted version of the Complaint. Per the summons, Mr. and
Mrs. Navarro must appear, plead, or answer within thirty (30) days from publication, which period
elapses on August 21, 2023.1
2.
To date, Mr. and Mrs. Navarro have been diligently reviewing the allegations of
the 69-page Complaint, which contains extensive allegations that require careful consideration to
1 Plaintiff Oto Analytics, LLC f/k/a Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply has not filed the corresponding documents
evidencing the service by publication attempted upon Mr. and Mrs. Navarro to show compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P.
4(e)(1) and Puerto Rico Rule of Civil Procedure 4.6 regarding service by publication, as Court ordered (D.E. 77).
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responsibly answer or otherwise plead as special defenses may apply to them that differ from those
raised by the corporate defendants, as well as analyzing information and/or documents material to
the allegations, and the applicable law. However, despite the efforts to complete this process
within the August 21 deadline, Mr. and Mrs. Navarro and the undersigned counsel hereby inform
that a brief extension of time is needed to prepare the responsive pleading or dispositive motion
and secure filing approval. The undersigned counsel anticipate that such process will be completed
in the next two (2) weeks. Moreover, the undersigned counsel for Mr. Navarro are also currently
engaged this week in several depositions and trials in various state court cases, which hinder their
ability to responsibly work on the responsive pleading or dispositive motion by the current
deadline of August 21. Accordingly, to be in position to file an adequate responsive pleading or
dispositive motion that complies with the strictures of Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, Mr. and Mrs. Navarro
and the undersigned counsel very respectfully request a brief extension of ten (10) days, until
August 31, 2023, to plead against the Complaint.
3.
This brief extension is sought within the original term to answer or otherwise plead
against the Complaint, solely out of necessity, and will not cause unfair prejudice or unduly delay
proceedings, since pending before the Court is the corporate defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or
Stay Proceedings Pending the Outcome of Arbitration (D.E. 34 and 35). More importantly, the
extension will allow Mr. and Mrs. Navarro to file a responsive pleading or dispositive motion that
will aid the Court in adjudicating this case.
WHEREFORE, Mr. and Mrs. Navarro respectfully request that this Honorable Court
grant the instant motion and, consequently, allow a brief extension of ten (10) days, until August
31, 2023, to answer or otherwise plead against the Complaint.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: We hereby certify that on this same date the foregoing
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motion was filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send
notification of such filing to all attorneys and participants of record.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 16th day of August, 2023.
PO Box 195168
San Juan, PR 00919-5168
Tel.: 787.766.7000 / Fax: 787.766.7001
s/ Roberto A. Cámara-Fuertes
Roberto A. Cámara-Fuertes
USDC-PR 219002
Email: rcamara@ferraiuoli.com
s/ Jaime A. Torrens-Dávila
Jaime A. Torrens-Dávila
USDC-PR 223810
Email: jtorrens@ferraiuoli.com
s/ Mónica Ramos Benítez
Mónica Ramos-Benítez
USDC-PR 308405
Email: mramos@ferraiuoli.com
Counsel for Bernardo Navarro
CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS PSC
PO Box 364924
San Juan, PR 00936-4924
Tel. (787) 756-1400 / Fax. (787) 756-1401
rcasellas@cabprlaw.com
cloubriel@cabprlaw.com
/s/ Ricardo F. Casellas
USDC-PR Bar No. 203114
/s/ Carla S. Loubriel Carrión
USDC-PR Bar No. 227509
Counsel for Claudia Navarro
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