Lenbro Holding Inc. v. Falic, No. 1:2011cv22799 - Document 19 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 16 Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 2/29/2012. (jw)
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Lenbro Holding Inc. v. Falic Doc. 19 I TH E U N I N TED STATES D I STRI CO UR T CT FOR THE SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA M I IDI SI AM VI ON CASE NO. 11CV- 99- N G - 227 Kl LENBRO HOLDW O,I C. N , Pli if antf, SI ON FALI M C, De e nt f nda . / ORDER GM NTI DEFENDANT' M OTI NG S ON TO DI I AM ENDED COM PLAI SM SS NT THI M ATTER c e bef r t Cour upon Def nda ' M oton t Dim isAm e S om s o e he t e nts i o s s nded Co lit ( #1 ) fld No e e 21 2 1 .Th r i,Dee d n Si n Fai s e s a mpan DE 6 , ie v mb r , 0 1 een fn a t mo lc e k ds sa o Plitf Le b oHodng I csAme d d Co an ( #1 )f rfiu et saea imisl f an if n r li , n ' n e mplit DE 4 o alr o tt cam u n whc r le ma b g a td un e Rue 1 b () Th c u ti f lyb if d o t e li po ih eif y e rne d r l 2()6 . e o r s u l re e n h m at ,1 and upon ca e ul c i ai of t r c d a pladi t Cour tnds i mus ter r f onsder ton he e or nd e ngs he ts t t ds s t eAme de Co lit t p eu ie imis h n d mp an wih rj d c . 1.Background Pl i ifi tal fl d t a antf nii ly ie he bove-t e ac i on Augus 3,2011,cai ng br ac ofa syld ton t l mi e h g aa t .( mp . DE /1 .On Oco e 4,2 1 t Co r d s s e te Co litwih u u rn y Co 1, /) tb r 01 , he u t imis d h mp an t o t p eu ie fn ig t tte Co litdd n te n an s f ce tfcs t d mo sr t h w te rj dc , i dn ha h mp an i o o ti ut in a t o e n tae o h i p r o td g a a t s tsiste saue o fa d .( #1 ) S cfc ly t Co r f u d t a up re u rny aife h tt t f r u s DE 3 . pe iial , he u t o n h t 1Pli iffl d a Re po e i Opposto t Def nda ' M oton t Dim isAmende Compli antf ie s ns n ii n o e nts i o s s d ant ( #1 onDec mbe 8,2011. fnda fldaRe y( /1 onDe ember1 2011 DE 7) e r Dee nt e pl DE /8) c 9, . Dockets.Justia.com addii l f c s woul be ne es a y t s t ntae Pl i ifs a g e t t a i pe nt tona a t d c s r o ubsa i t antf r um nt ha n nde nde saeme ofconsde a i wasunne es a y gi n t a l ed c e r ne e uto oft t t nt i r ton c s r ve he leg ont mpo a ous xec i n he g aa t a d u d ryng c ta t ( #1 ) Th Co r as f u d t a t Co litdd n t u rn y n n eli onrc. DE 3 . e u t lo o n h t he mp an i o c ai s fcintf cst s ve Dee ntssat e oflmiai chalnge.( #1 .The ont n uf e a t o uni fnda ' t ut i ttons le DE 3) Cour alote Pl ntf t ry da t fl a a e t l td ai if hit ys o ie n m ndedco pl nt m ai . On Nove r 3,2011 Pli iffl a Am e d Co pl nt aleg ng addii ll s mbe , antf ied n nde m ai , l i tona àct r ltdt t e c i oft guaa y.( #1 . i tnc t Ame eae o he xe uton he rnt DE 4) For nsa e,he ndedCompli ale s ant lge ta $indie tr s o et Le r ' d ma d (ta Smo F l p ro lyg a a t t p y t h t $ J rc e p ns o nb o s e n th t i n ai e s nal u r ny o a he ( k c c uli f sprvi fri t ea e me s',a i co ci wiht pe nge c i ons tng ee o ded o n hos gre nt' nd n nne ton t he ndi xe uton ) o t eCo s ligAg e me t,S mo Fai sg d ap ro a g rn y' ( Co l ! 6 f h n utn r e ns i n lc ine e s n l uaa t . Am. mp . ! &7, ' DE #1 .l ad ton,t Ame d Compli c r trze Dee nts e c i of t 4) n dii he nde ant haacei s fnda ' xe uton he pur td gua a y as a çpr r quiie t e erng i t t Cons tng Ag e m e t ' a a f pore r nt s e e st o nt i n o he uli r e n s' nd s $ a n c s ay p e u s rt t esg ig o t: Co s lig Age me t. ( Co .! 9 1 ,DE e e s r rc ro o h inn f h n u t n r e ns' Am. mpl ! & 3 ' #1 .Asal ed i t Ame d Complit Dee te c e t pur td g rnt on 4) leg n he nde an, fndan xe utd he pore uaa y Se e be 22,2005,a Pl i ifa t r pa tese cutd t unde l ng c uli c r c s ptm r nd antf nd hid- ri xe e he ryi ons tng onta t o S ptmbe 3 20 5 ( Co .! 7 DE #1 ) Be o et Co r n w i Dee d n ' n e e r 0, 0 . Am. mpl ! &9, 4 . f r he u t o s f n a ts M oi t DimisAme dCompli ( #16 . ton o s s nde ant DE ) l .Le St I gal andard To s vve a m oton t dim is a c ur i i o s s , ompl ntmus i l i nough f t t sa e a c am ai t ncude t e acs o tt l i t rle t ti plusbl on is f e. BelAt.Cor v.Twombl 550 U. 544,570 ( o eif ha s a i e t ac ' l l p. ' y S. 2007) (haaceii algai ofpa allc c r trzng le tons r le onduc i s t n uppor ofa cam frprc fxi asfli t li o ie i ng alng s tofplusbl) fA cam ha fcilplusbiiy whent pl ntf pla fcualc e t t hor a i e. $ li s a a a i lt he ai if e ds a t ontnt ha 2 a l t c tt dr w t r s lows he our o a he ea onabl i e e e t tt def nda i la e f t mic e nf r nc ha he e nt s ibl or he s onduc t alg d. As c ot .qb l 1 9 S. . 9 7, 9 9( 0 9 . le e ' h rj v I a, 2 Ct 1 3 1 4 2 0 ) ' W hen e ua i a c val tng ompli on am oton t dim is t Cour mus tkea loft wel ant i o s s , he t t a 1 he l- p e fcu lalg to sa tu .Ercz n v Pa du ,5 U. 8 ,9 ( 0 ) As a c r l r , ld a t a l ain s r e ik o . r s 5l S. 9 4 2 07 . e o ol y a ,c l or a l a i ,wihout s oncus y leg tons t uppori f c s a e not e il d t t s pr umpton oftu h. tng a t, r ntte o hi es i rt l ,1 S. .a 1 .l t Co ti ntfe c l or a lgatonst ta e notentte t t qbal 29 Ct t 951 f he ur de ii s oncus y le i ha r ild o he pr s e umpto oftu h,i mus t n c i rwhehe t r i ng alega i t a i y s i n r t t t he onsde t r he emani l tons t usbl ugges pl t a e ilm e t r le . I The Cou tmus dim isa c n ntte nt o ei f' d ' r t s s ompl i t doesnotpr s ntapl usbl ant hat ee a ie cli e il t r lel am ntted o e it 1 1 A nal i 1. ys s I i tntt m oto t dim is De e nta gue t tt Am e n nsa he i n o s s , f nda r s ha he nded Co ai doe not mpl nt s c e t f t de i i i s i ntfe i t Cour' Ocobe 4, 2011 Or r.Spe ii ly, ur he acual fcenc e de iid n he ts t r de c tcal De e ntc e t tt Am e d Compli silf ist pla f t i s f nda ontnds ha he nde ant tl al o e d ac s n uppor ofhow t t he pur t pe s nalgua a y s ts s t sat e offaudsabs i pe pored r o r nt ai ie he t ut r ent nde ndentc i r ton. I ons de ai 2 n r s ns t Pl ntf a guest tt unde l ng co uli c r t,t whi h t De e nti e po e, he ai if r ha he ryi ns tng ontac s o c he f nda s no a pa t s d be c tu d t e he wih Def nda ' pe s t ry, houl onsr e og t r t e nts r onal g r nt t s tsy t ua a y o a if he saut offa on t ba i t tt pe s lg r nt beng a lgedl û ta pa c loft t t e r uds he ss ha he r ona ua a y, i le y d par nd r e he v r smeta s cin'i,t eeo e s p re by c n ie ai .( #1 ,a 5 .Upo c rf l ey a r n a to ' s h rf r , u po td o sd r t DE 7 t ) n a eu on c i r ton oft Am e d Com pli a t a gume ss tf t i De enda ' M o i n t onsde a i he nde ant nd he r nt e orh n f nts to o Dimis a Pl ntf' opposto t r t t Cou t fnds Pl ntf c r c e i ton of t s s nd ai ifs iin he e o, he r i ai irs ha a t rza i he e c i of t gua a y a underyi c r c s a c e r neo t be c l or xe uton he r nt nd l ng onta t s ont mpo a us o oncus y. 2 D e e ntalo a s t t saut offa a ade e e.Ast saut offaudsis i f nda s s ers he t t e r uds s f ns he t t e r s ue s dipostveoft m at r t Cour m a sno fndi w ih r r t t f t ls fcinc of s ii he te , he t ke ngs t ega d o he acua ufi e y Pli tf sa gume r ga di t t lng oft saut oflm ia i . a n if r nt e r ng he oli he t t e i t tons 3 Ac r ngl t Cour fnds i m us dim ist Ame co di y, he t i t t s s he nded Com pl ntbe us t gua a y f l ai ca e he r nt ais t s tsy t sa u eoffa . o a if he tt t r uds I o de t s ts y t saut offau ,a g a y m us be r e t wrtng,a t t n r r o a if he t t e r ds uar nt t educ d o ii nd ha wrtng mus co an ales e i tnns i l ng a sa e e ofi pe ntc i r ton.I ii t nt i l s ntal e , ncudi tt m nt nde nde onsde a i n r T& B Ge r Contacig,I . 833F. 1 1 ( t Ci.1 .Ane e i t t s e ne al r tn nc, 2d 455, 459 11h r 987) xc pton o hi g r lr e i whe t unde l ng c tac and t g r nt a e e c ed c e ene a ul s n he ryi on r t he ua a y r xe ut ont mpor ousy ane l s a t ne t t r uie e ofi pe ntc i r ton f t gua an y. e eg. Gor o s o gae he eq r m nt nde nde onsde a i or he r t Se , . , don Cor I s Se v,I . 374 So. 603,60 ( a Dit Ct App. 1 ) ( di t t t p. n . r . nc, 2d 4 F1. s. . 979 hol ng ha he c i r ton f rt prnci deb extndst t gua a y whe e t e de i c est tt onsde ai o he i pal t e o he r nt r he vi nce ndiat ha he a r e nsWe ee trdit c n e o a o sy . ge me t r ne e n o o tmp rne u l ) He e,as al d i t Ame r lege n he nded Co pl i ,t pur td gua an y was e ut by m ant he pore r t xec ed Defnda eghtda prort t e uton oft unde l ngc uli c rcs ( Compl e nt i ys i o he xec i he ryi ons tng onta t. Am. . ! 7 ,DE /1 ) Th Co r fn s a a matro lw,ta a eg tda g p i t d e n t ! &9 / 4 . e u t id , s t f a h t n ih- y a n i o s o e me qua iy a co e r ne t alevit t ne es iy ofi pende consde aton.I a to lf s nt mpo a ous o l ae he c st nde nt i r i n ddii n, a e a r e e e i t gua a y t t Pa te 'm i e sorpe c ptonsoft gua a y a a bs nt ny ef r nc n he r nt o he ris nds t re i he r nt s C e e st ' t t e c i oft unde l ng c ta t ,t Cour ca t r quiie' o he xe uton he pr ryi on r c s he t nnotco i Pl i ifs nsder antf' algainsofs ha t yc tt ei dmisbl paole de e.( #1 ) le to uc s he onsiut na si e r vi nc DE 3 . Upon ca e ulco i r ton of t Am e d Compli and t Pa tes a gume s t rf nsde ai he nde ant he ri ' r nt, he Cour fnds t t t Ame d Compl i sm pl does no alege t f c s ne s a y t r ie ti ha he nde ant i y t l he a t ce s r o as Pli tf st y ofa a n if heor dequae c i r ton t aplusbl l ve .Furhe ,u t Cour' r i t onsde a i o a i e e l t r pon he ts ulngs t t e g da c nno c tt e c em por neous e c i and t t i wil notcons de pa ol ha i ht ys a t ons iut ont a xe uton ha t l i r r e de vi nce t e t bls t Pa te ' i t nt, t Cour fnds t t t pe mi Pl i if a her o sa ih he ri s n e s he t i ha o r t antf not opporuniy t a e isal ga i woul bef ie. t t o m nd t le tons d utl 4 Ac r ngl upon aca ef r viw oft r c d a be ng ot r s f l advie i i co di y, r ul e e he e or nd i he wie uly s d, t s he e ORDERED,ADJUDGED,and DECREED asf l r by olows: Dee d n ' M o in t DimisAme d d Co ant( # 6 b ,a t s me fn a ts to o s s n e mpli DE 1 ) e nd he a i he e GR ANTED. s r by, TheAme d Co ai ( #1 i DI I nde mpl nt DE 4) s SM SSED wih prj c t eudie. 3. 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