Checa Curi v. Pershing LLC, No. 1:2012cv20566 - Document 39 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 13 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Defendant's Response to the Complaint due by 8/24/2012. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 7/25/2012. (mmz)
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Checa Curi v. Pershing LLC Doc. 39 U NI TED STATES D I STRI CO URT FO R TH E CT SOU THERN D I I OF FLORI A STR CT D M i m iDi s on a vi i Cas N um be 1 20566- I M O I EN O e r; 2C Vt JOSE AN TON I CHECA CU RI O , Pl ntf , ai if PERSH I LLC, NG Def endant . / O RD ER G M NTI I PAR T D EFEND AN T' M O T I N TO DI I NG N S O SM SS l m i 2007,t Pl ntf m e t i vi l t pr i e hi a 1 % fxe r t n,wih n dhe ai i f t wo ndi dua s hat om s d m 3 i d e ur t nors it Pl ntfwoul al he t ma ehi i sme f nds Compl!1 ThePl ntf ik,fhe ai if d lowt m o nag snvet nt u . . 2. ai if f ound t sof e t e i i t r s s . or ng t t com pl nt he a e t ta f rhi f nds t hi f r oo ntc ng o e i t Acc di o he ai , gr ed o r ns e s u o t rco r ' y ope ng a a ountwih Defnda Pe s ng'aswel ast ot r 'nvesm e hei ntol ' b ni n cc t e nt rhi ' l wo he i t nt ad s y tr , Alph Cons tngGrup a Ata i l er tona CapialLLC. Compl ! 1 vior ims' e ' uli o nd lntc nt nai l t . 3. Pe s ng a t d a t c ea i f1) f t Pl i ifsf ndsw hi wer t n i t d by t s t r hi c e s he l rng 5-1 or he a ntf ' 1 u ch e he nves e he e wo ot a vior fr .Compl ! 1 Theot rivet ntfr wer notname aspa test t s her d s y ims . . he n sme ims e d ri o hi co pl i be us a cor ng t t com pl nt e c of t m a nt ca e, c di o he ai , a h hem has ' a e is ope ato a is ' sd t ce r i ns nd t prnci l ha te 'hecounty.Compl!!9- 1. o mi 2007t t e of2010,hePl ntf i pas ve l d't r . 1 Fr m do he nd t ai if ta fre appr maey$9miloni ohi a coun wiht Dee rnserd oxi tl li nt s c t t he fndant Compl!! 1 24. . . 8, Att tm e t c pl i w as fl t de a l of Pl ntf s a ountw ih Pe s ng w e e he i he om a nt ied, he t is ai if cc t r hi r unknow n bec us , as s a e i t com pl nt t pl i if ' ve r e ve a docu e s or a e t t d n he ai , he a ntf ' r ec i d ny ne m nt lt r t e fom D e e nt Pe s ng de a lng t pa a e e s of hi r a i hi wih De e nt ie a ur r f nda r hi t ii he r m t r s el tons p t f nda Pe s ng,a no r pr e a i of Def nda Pe s ng e rt l r hi nd e es nt tve e nt r hi ve e ephone hi t di c os Pe s ng' d m o s l e r hi s Dockets.Justia.com dute a rs i lte t hi ' Compl! 1 Des t t sl kofdicos e,hepl ntf ' s is nd e ponsbiiis o m. ' . 7. pie hi ac s l ur t ai if' wa c i ntt tDe e ntPerhi woul 1 111isr ponsbiii 'whih t pli ifbe ive t onfde ha f nda s ng d f1 t es i ltes' c he antf le d o be t r s he e pons biiy ' o s eg r hi f ndsa i t e s ' 1 A c or ng t t c pl i , fer i lt ' af ua d s u t nd nves m nt . d. c di o he om a nt a t ' he ope d hi a c ne s c ountw ih Pe s ng, he Pl i i f ' e i s a e ent a ot r a coun - e a e t r hi t a ntf ' ce ved t t m s nd he c r tr l td docum e s pe i c l t tappe e t be f om De e nt Pe s ng ' how i w ha t Pl ntf nt rodi aly ha ar d o r f nda r hi ' s ng t he ai i f ' le d t be hi a c a ea ount l nce ' nd t t ' a r c vi i t r tpa m e sc i t nt ' i ve o be s c ur t cc ba a 'a ha he ' s e ei ng n e es y nt ons s e w wiht rt ns'ha heha bee pr sdbyt t i vi s Compl! l t he eur 't t d n omie he wo ndi dual. . 4. ThePl ntf be a e s pi ousa ai if c m us ci bout he a tviy ofhi ac ountw ih t Def nda i e ry t ci t s c t he e nt n a l 201 ba e on t o s r t e t .Fis ,t Pl i ifr c ve a l te s a i t the w oul be n 0 sd w epa a e ven s r t he a ntf e ei d e t r t tng ha d gi t r c i i e e t y e si hi ac ounte r ni t da i t ad ofe r t ry da a ha be n o e e ve nt r s pa m nt n s c ve y ne y ys ns e ve y hi t ys s d e t nor ls dul Compl!30. compl n doesnoti ntf t s nde oft slte . c he ma che e. . The ait de iy he e r hi etr Se ond, t Pl ntf r c ve as condltera he ai if e ei d e e t ppea i t befom t Sec ii a Excha Com mison rng o r he urtes nd nge si a t I e nalRe nue Se vi e c a m i t t Pl i ifhad t pa t xest t U nie St e nd he nt r ve r c l i ng hat he a ntf o y a o he t d at s go m m e ton $3 milon i i e e theha e ne 1 The pli ift n bega t i uiei o hi ve n li n ntr s d ar d. d. a ntf he n o nq r nt s ac c ount nd i O dober 0he o a ne s' e nea c a n 201 bt i dhi ' nui c ount t t m e s' r t Def nda w hi h g s a e nt 'fom he e nt c doc e ed t occ r nc ofni t wi e ta f r be wee Sep e be 2007 a N ove ber201 um nt he ur e e ne y r r ns e s t n t m r nd m 0 fom hi a ountt t r pa tes Compl! 1 32. Def nthadalochage awieta fr r s cc o hid ri . . ! 8, The enda s r d r rnse fet t Pl ntf a ountf e c oft eta fr .Compl!23. s t a oft s wie e o he ai ifs cc or a h hes rnse s . 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The c pl nt f r he aleg t tt Pl ntf had be n una a e of t e wi e ta f r om ai u t r l es ha he ai if e w r hes r r ns e s be a e t De e c us he f ndantha be s ndi hi a ounts a e ent t a en iy ca l d I e a i d en e ng s cc t t m s o n tt le nt m tonal Fi nci Ce e & Exc na al nt r hangeN . . n t N e he l V i he t randsAntle , ven t il s e hough t D e e ntkne t he f nda w he - 2- Pli iflve i Mexio.Co . ! 1 19,32.Thecompl ntalege t tt Plitfsac ount antf i d n c mpl! 6, ai l s ha he anif c ha be nasocae wiht se iywihoutt Pli ifsknowldgeoraut iy.Compl!! 1 d e s itd t hi ntt t he antf e hort . 9, 20- . st t de i r of heac ounts a e e s t Pl ntf aleg t t heD e e ntwasawa e 21 A o he lve y t c t t m nt , he ai if l es ha t f nda r t thewa notr ei ng t m and t no r pr e a i oft Def nte c a t d hi t ha s ec vi he hat e es nt tve he enda ver ont c e m o ens e t he wa wilng t a ce delver ofhi satment t a addr s i t Net rands ur hat s li o c pt i y s te so n es n he he l Antles Co . 20- Thec antalge t tt Dee ntpur e ul s ntt a c il . mpl!! 21. ompli le s ha he fnda pos f ly e he c ount sa e en s t t s a es i or r t c t t m t o hi ddr s n de o once l is f a a t r udul nt a una horz ta f r f om t e nd ut i ed r ns e s r he Pli ifsa ount Compl!! 1 1 32.Thesx-ountcompl ntpladscai f ( )bra of antf cc . . 6, 9, ic ai e l ms or 1 e ch c nr c, 2 b e c o fd cayd t ,3 n gie c ,4 u j s e rc me t( ) iiga da etn o ta t( ) ra h f iu ir u y ( ) e lg n e ( ) nu t n ih n , 5 adn n b tig bra hoffducar dut a ( adi anda ti c e c i i y y, nd 6) i ng betng ommonlwfa ThePli ifpl dsda ge a rud. antf ea ma s of$ milon a s e punii dama sa i tt Defnda . 6 li nd e ks tve ge ga ns he e nt LegalA nal s ysi Fort r s s a e bel , he Cour tnd t tt Com pl nts a es a c a m f br ac he ea ons t t d ow t t i ha he ai t t l i or e h ofcon r c ,bu t tt r m ai ng c a m sa e ba r d by Fl i s e onom i l sr l . t a t t ha he e ni l i r r e orda' c c os u e 1 St . andard f a M ot on t D i i or i o sm ss A c tw ilnotgr nta m oton t di m i sunl s t pl i iff ist aleg a f t t t our l a i o s s e s he a ntf a l o l e ny ac s ha woul e il t pli ift rle.Conly v Gi on,355U. 41, 46(1 ;s ealo d ntte he antf o eif e . bs S. 45- 957) e s Br ry v Pi la Count 78 F. 1 3,1 5( 1h Ci.1 .W henr i onamoton adbe r . nels y 9 2d 51 51 1 t r 986) ulng i t di m i s a c tm us vi w t com pl nti t lghtm os f vor bl t t pl i ifa a e o s s , our t e he ai n he i t a a e o he a ntf nd cc pt t pl ntfswel- e de f t astue.Sc erv.Rhode ,41 U. 232,236( 974) St he ai if lpla d acs r heu s 6 S. 1 ; . 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