Christopher Cuenza motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, Schmidt v. Chris Biz Services LLC, No. 2:23-cv-14284 (S.D. Fla.), Doc. 22 (Dec. 6, 2023)
Summary
Defendant Christopher Cuenza's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, entered on the docket December 7, 2023 as Document 22 in Schmidt v. Chris Biz Services LLC and Christopher Cuenza, Case No. 2:23-cv-14284, a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Cuenza moves under Rule 12(b)(2). He argues that the plaintiffs fail to state a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, because they allege he is not a citizen of Florida and allege no personal participation, and states that he is a California resident.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
Cite this document
“Christopher Cuenza motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, Schmidt v. Chris Biz Services LLC, No. 2:23-cv-14284 (S.D. Fla.), Doc. 22 (Dec. 6, 2023).”
Original at storage.courtlistener.com. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/christopher-cuenza-motion-to-dismiss-for-lack-of-personal-jurisdiction-19e873309f/
, SHA-256 50e5d3126b765f95364013fe6d807209bf5634256150bffd6374bdfb42cf7637.Full text
Case 2:23-cv-14284-DMM Document 22 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/07/2023 Page 1 of 4
FILED BY D.C .
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUR 6EC 06 2023
FoRTHESOUTHERNDISTRICTOFFLORID 41 8kulsEjjyg
.
J
S.D.OFFLA.- W.R
GEOR GE SCHM ID T,individually,ZA CH AR Y
CHA RLES BA U GH M A N ,individually,and on Case N o.2:23-cv-14284-D M N
behalfofa11others sim ilarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
V. C LA SS A CTIO N
CHRIS BIZ SERV ICES LLC,a W yom ing
Com pany and CH RISTOPH ER CU EN ZA
D efendants.
DEFENDM T CHRISTOPH ER CUENZA'S M OTION TO DISM ISS PLAINTIFFS'
CO M PLA IN T FO R LA C K O F PER SO NA L JU RISDIC TIO N
DefendantCluistopherCuenzaClcuenza'')moviesthisHonorableCourttograntits
M otiontoDismissPlaintiffsFirstAmendedComplaint(çTAC'')pursuanttoFederalRuleof
CivilProcedtlre 12(b)(2)forlackofpersonaljurisdiction.
1. IN TR O DU C TIO N
Plaintiffsfailto stateany viableclaimstmderthe Telephone ConsumerProtection
Act,(GTCPA'')47U.S.C.j227,againstDefendantCuenzaforonesimplereason:Plaintiffs
allege thatCuenza isnota citizen ofFlorida and Plaintiffsdo notallege any personal
participation in the alleged activities thatcould conceivably allow this coul'tto exercise
jurisdictionoverCuerlza.ThisCourtdoesnothavepersonaljurisdictionoverCuenza.Cuenza
is a California resident. Exhibit 1.
ll. TH E ALLEG ED FA C TS
Case 2:23-cv-14284-DMM Document 22 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/07/2023 Page 2 of 4
Plaintiffsallegethey received TcpA-violating phonecallsplacedby ChrisBiz
Selwices.(FAC 23,26,32-36,42).Plaintiffsallegethesephonecallswereprerecordedin nature
and also w ere received by phone num bersregistered to the N ationalD o-N ot-callRegistry.
111. ARGUM ENT - PLAINTIFFS'COM PLAINT FAILS TO ALLEGE FACTS
DEM ON STRATING THIS COURT HAS JURISDICTION OVER CUENZA
LegalStandardsApplicableto the Court'sExerciseofPersonalJurisdiction
FederalCourtsmayexercisepersonaljurisdidionoveranonresidentdefendantsolongas
statelaw conferssuchjurisdictipn,anditsexercisecomportswithdueprocessunderthe
Constimtion.Dueprocesspermitstheexerciseofpersonaljurisdictionoveranonresident
defendantw here the defendanthaspurposefully established Gsm inim um contacts''w ith the forum
statesuch thatmaintenmwe ofthesuitdoesnotoffend traditionalnotionsoffairplay and
substantialjustice-'' fn/'1ShoeCo.v.Washington,326U.S.310,316(1945).
Underthisstandard,them inim tun contactsofthenonresidentdefendantm ay establish
eitherttgeneral''orGtspecific''jurisdiction.A Courthasgeneralpersonaljurisdictionovera
nonresidentdefendantttw hen defendant's affiliations w ith the state are so continuousand
systematicastorendergthedefendantqessentially athomeintheforum State.''DaimlerAG v.
Bauman,571U.S.117,127(2014).
Plaintiffbearstheburdenofestablishingaprimafaciecaseofpersonaljurisdiction.Here
the Plaintiffs'have noteven attem pted to m ake anv case thatthis Courtcould exercise
iurisdiction overDefendantCuenza. Plaintiffs'do notallegeasinglesentencein theirFAC that
accusesCuenza ofhavingany personalinvolvementatallin thealleged activities.Theonly
mentionsofCuenzaare,çGcuenzaisaNevadaresidentwho owns/operatesCBS.''FAC !4'
,
Case 2:23-cv-14284-DMM Document 22 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/07/2023 Page 3 of 4
GsDefendantCuenzaistheowner/operatorofCBS.''FAC !20,
.andli-fhefollowingindividuals
areexcludedfrom theC1asses:...(2)DefendantCBSandDefendantCuenza''FAC !49.
Plaintiffsdo notallege any contactw ith the State ofFlorida by DefendantCuenza.
Plaintiffsdo notallegeany contactsw ith the State ofFloridathatweredirected by Defendant
Cuenza.Dueprocesspermitstheexerciseofjurisdictionoveradefendantwherethedefendant
haspup osefu
,lly established çsm inim um contacts''with the forum state. There is nota single
contactw ith the forum state thathasbeen alleged by Plaintiffs. There isnota single factual
allegation contained in theFAC through wllich Plaintiffshaveplausibly pled thatFloridacan
somehow exercisepersonaljurisdictionoverDefendantCuenza,aCaliforniaresident.
lV . CON CLU SION
Forthe reasons setforth above,Cuenza respectfully requeststhatthe Courtgranthis
m otion to dism iss.
# =>' ,
Case 2:23-cv-14284-DMM Document 22 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/07/2023 Page 4 of 4
ORIG! ~ ID:JGXA (818 ) 653- 1379 SHIP DATE: 05
CHRISTOPHER GUTIERREZ CUENZA ACTI-JGT: 0 . 1!5
CAD : 6994351 1
228 SAVE 18 UNITE
LOS A~GELES, CA 90031 BILL CREDIT C
UNI TEC STATES US
rn PAUL G. ROGERS FEDERAL
BUILDING & U.S. COUTHOUSE
70'1 CLEMATIS ST
(/) ROOM 202
WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
(/) 1111) 111-1111
)HU :
m ,
Extremely Urgent DEPT:
e2
PO :
111 111111111111111 11 1111111111 II III II IIIII11111111 111 11111
I
Q_
X
w For FedEx Express®Shipments Only
Contents should be compatible with the container and packed securel 1 WED - 06 DI
For shipping terms and conditions and our limits of liability, refer to thE ~ 7875 0506 9926 PRIORITY 0~
applicable FedEx Express shipping document, the current FedEx ServiE
Guide, or conditions of carriage.
For more information on FedEx Express services, solutions. and shippi
Xtl PBIA FL -
locations, go to fedex.com. or contact your nearest FedEx·location:
© 2018 FedEx 155477 REV 3/18
~,
.,
•See how FedEx connects the world in responsible and resourceful w& .
environment.fedex.com. Join our efforts by recycling this FedEx envelope.
File and source
- File
- gov.uscourts.flsd.653989.22.0.pdf
- Size
- 224,192 bytes
- SHA-256
- 50e5d3126b765f95364013fe6d807209bf5634256150bffd6374bdfb42cf7637
- Original
- storage.courtlistener.com