Pershing LLC v. Checa Curi, No. 0:2012cv62449 - Document 31 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER denying 9 Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 2/27/2013.(mmd)
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Pershing LLC v. Checa Curi Doc. 31 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA M i m iD i s on a vi i Cas Num be 1 62449- V- ORENO e r: 2CI M PERSHW G LLC, Pli it antfl VS. J OSE ANTONI CHECA CURI O , Def nda . e nt / ORDER DENYI M OTI FO R PRELI I NG ON M NARY I NJUNCTI ON Plitf, rhngLLC,ss e igt e j nt eDe e d n , JoseAnt oChecaCur,fom an ifPe s i i e kn o noi h fn a t oni ir purui g hi cli s i a a bir ton pr e di i t Fi ncil l ty Re aor Ag y s n s am n n r ta i oc e ng n he na a ndusr gul t y enc (( N1A', eAnt oChe Cur v Pes ng,LLC,FI ç t ' Jos oni ca i . rhi F1 ) NRA CaeNo 12-03777. Pl ntf s ai ifs . poston i t tby a tvel ltga i hi c am s i t s f u f sx a a hafm ont i Jo ii s ha c i y ii tng s l i n hi or m or i nd l hs n se Ant oChe a Cu v Pe s ng,LLC, Ca eNo.1 20566- V- OREN O, Def ntChe Ctr oni c ri . r hi s 2CI M enda ca li wave hi rg t a bir t Thepa teswe es tt a bir t Chec Cur' c am so J nua y 1 i d s i ht o r ta e. ri r e o r ta e a is l i n a r 5 , 201 be or FI 3 f e NRA whe Perhi , LLC fldt i moi nf rp ei n ij nci n Be a ete n s ng ie h s to o r l my nu to . c us h mi Cour doesnotfnd Pli ifm e t t sa r , t eCo r d n e temoi nf rij ci erle . t i antf e s he t nda d h u t e is h to o nun tv eif THI CAUS c meb f r t Co r u o Plitf' M oi n f rPr l n r lj n to S E a e o e he u t p n anifs to o ei ay n u cin mi ( E. . ) fldo J nua y4 2 1 . D. No 9 , ie n a r . 0 3 THE COU RT has c i r d t m oton, t r pons a t pe tne pori oft ons de e he i he es e, nd he ri nt tons he r c d,a bengot r s f ly advie i t pr m ie , i i e or nd i he wie ' l u s d n he e s s t s ADJUDGED t t moton i DENI . hat he i s ED 1 Bac . kground Pe s ng, rhi LLC i as urtesbr rdeae egit r wiht SEC a ame be ofFI RA . s ec ii oke - lrr se ed t he nd m r N Dockets.Justia.com Pe s ngpr de b o r gee c i a cea a es r i st fna i l gani tonsnai nwi rhi ovi s r ke a xe uton nd l r nc e vce o i nc a or zai to de a wihi Fl rda Asam e nd t n o i . mberofFI NRA, Pe s ng i oblga e t c r hi s i t d o ompl wih FW lA ' nzes y t t s l a r g a i ,ncudi t FI nd e ultons i l ng he NRA CodeofAr ta i Pr edur f CusomerDiput . A sa bir ton oc e or t s es c t e ,Pe s ng LLC c am st tChec Ctr ha arghtt r r Pe s ng t a bir t , even usom r r hi l i ha a li d i o equie r hi o r tae wihoutawrte a ee t it n gr mentt t te f c be us hi cai sar e i c meci n wih abusness o ha fe t ca e s l m os n ol to t i aci t l a e nt i t sca e, Che a Cur a nt d J geA . Gomezashi a horz a nt tviy. n ny ve , n hi s c i ppoi e or s ut i ed ge a e nd mpowe e Gomezt t kealaci nsa horze i t ç 1 adi Aut i a i ' ume . rd o a l to ut i d n he d Tr ng horz ton'doc nt Fu1 Ac i pur ua t t ta ho ia i , Gome e ut aM a gi Agr e e wih Pe s ng, whih tng s nt o ha ut rz ton z xec ed rn e m nt t rhi c c ane a Ar ta i Agr e e . Che Cur cai shedi not e ei t sdocume t iJ ont i d n bir ton e m nt ca i l m d r c ve hi nt mtl une 1 201 5, 2. Theco pl nti t pro ca ebe or t sCour wasfld o Fe ua y 1 , 201 Hi sxm ai n he i r s f e hi t ie n br r 0 2. s i c mtco antpl cai sf br ac ofc r t br c offduc a y du y,ne i nce ot mpli ed l m or e h ontac, ea h i ir t glge , uj s nu t e ihment adi a a ti abr a h offduca y dut , and ai ng a a tng comm on lw nrc , i ng nd be tng ec i ir y di nd beti a fa On J y25, 2, heCour, i r i o amoton t dim is f r ud. ul 201 t t n ulng n i o s s , ound t tChec Cur c d ha a i oul saeacai f br c ofc r tbutt r mai ngcli swe ebare byFl i se onom i l s t t l m or ea h ontac, he e ni am r rd orda' c c os l l .Les t nonemont l t 'e u s ha h aeronAug t , 201 Che Cur fl danotc ofvol a ydimis l us 23 2, ca i ie ie unt r s s a wih u prj d c i ti Co r id c tn ta d so ey i te c s r v ae a a re n t t o t eu ie n h s u t n iai g h t ic v r n h a e e e ld n g e me t o a bir t be or FI r ta e f e NRA.On Aug t31 201 ,h Co r ds se t ec s wi u p eu ie us , 2 t e u t imis d h a e t t rj dc . ho No P rh n i mo igf r p ei n r ijmcinag igt a Ch c Cu i a a t l r w, e s i g s vn o a rlmiay n t to r un h t e a r h d cua o c tu tve knowldge ofhi rghtt a bir t a t tm ehefld t DititCour a ton. Of onsr c i e s i o r tae t he i ie he src t ci c zs , c Cur cai heha noknowl geof heM a gi Agr e e c ani gt a bir ton olr e Che a i l med d ed t r n e m nt ont i n he r ta i pr s on. Chec Ctr ' a t ne , M a k Huntr i c t s t ti lt 201 a e l 2011 he ovi i a ti s tor y r e , ndi a e ha n a e 0 nd ary , r a he out e i t J n Sc e c d by ma l o oa hwarz, r c orandM a ng Couns a Pe s ng, i r ng ast t Die t nagi el t rhi nqui i o t e senc ofa a bir ton a e m e . M a k Hunt ri c t st thedi no r c vear s he xit e n r ta i gr e nt r e ndia e ha d t e ei e pons e t hi t e m itn i resand no r s e ove affe n mont pe i prort flng s t o s hr e te nquii e pons r ite h rod i o ii ui. To s uppor t moton,Pe s ng sa e t tChec Cur wa ve hi rghtt a bir t a i t he i r hi t t s ha a i i d s i o r ta e nd s mo igt e j i t eabtai np o e dng l ltg tngt p irc s b fr ti Co r, rhn vn o no n h r irto r c e i . n i ai he ro a e e o e h s u tPes ig i fldt M a gi Agr eme c ani t a bir tonpr son onJ 1 , 201 whih i t dae ie he r n e nt ont i ng he r ta i ovii une 5 2, c s he t Che Cur s yshela e ofhi rg t a bir t . On O c obe 29, 2, c Cur c m e e ca i a em d s i ht o r tae t r 201 Che a i om nc d t FI he NRA a bir ton agans Pe s ngas e tng t s m ec am st twe e org nal pl i t s r ta i i t r hi s ri he a l i ha r i i ly ed n hi Di ti tCo t sr c ur . II.L egalA nal s ysi A p ei n r ij n to wi b is e i te mo i g pat d mo tae a s b tnil rlmi ay nu cin l e su d f h v n ry e nsr ts u sa ta l lkelhood ofs c son t m e is ir pa a e ha m t t m ova , a fndi t tt tle t ne i i uc es he rt, re r bl r o he nt i ng ha he lr a e d ij r t t emo a t u weg st eh r t eij n to ma c u et ed f n a ta dafn i t t nu y o h v n o t ih h am h n u cin y a s h ee d n , n idng ha t ep ei n r ij n to wo l n tds ev t ep b i itr s.T l - I cv Co s Comm. h rlmia y nu cin ud o is r e h u lc nee t a l Ho n .. a t y Cole Dit, 9F. 1 8,1 ( t Ci.1 ) lge s.88 2d 01 022 11h r 989 .ThePli ifPe s ng, antf, rhi LLC, r t btr n beas he lde o p rua igtec u tha t erq ie n sf rap ei nayij ncinaestsid.1 . f es dn h o r t t h e ur me t o rlmi r nu to r aife d A. Subst i Li i ant al kelhood ofSuccess on t M eris he t To p e alo t e mo in f rp ei n r ij n to Pes n mus s o as b tn il rv i n h to o r l a y n u cin, rhig t h w u sa ta mi lkei i lhood t ti woul s ce i esabls ng t tChe Cur wa ve hi rg t a bir to . ha t d uc ed n t ihi ha ca i i d s i ht o r tai n W he he apa t haswai dhi rghtt a bir tonbypr ousy ltga i i co ti de de b t t r ry ve s i o r tai evi l ii tng n ur s ci d y he c t,a nota bir t s Grgs y dr s . I v M Se . n . 6 4F.d 1 5 ,1 5 ( 1h Ci. ours nd r taor . i b As oc, nc . c l v, 6 3 3 0 3 3 1 t r . 2011. ) A w a ve oft rghtt a bir ton i a opr a e w he e t cour fnds a t rr vi w i t i r he i o r ta i s ppr i t r he t i , f e e e ng he çot lt oft cic sanc 't tapa t d sa t d i onsse l wiht ar tai n rght' S & i aiy he r um t es'ha t ry i c e nc it nty t he bir to i . ' ha - 3- S Contacor ,I .v A. FJ# Co l .I c, 0 F.d 1 0 ,1 4( 1h Ci.1 9 ) P ta oh r r t s nc . . 1 a Co, n .9 6 2 5 7 51 1 t r 9 0 . u n te . wa apa t wai t rghtt a bir tonwhe i pa tcpaesi ltga i Eo apoi i onsse y, ry ves he i o r tai n t ri i t n ii ton û t nt nc it nt wiha itn t abtae' u ht t h oh rsd i p eu ie Mo e t v We tfEn a dShp t n n e to r irt's c ha t e t e ie s rj d c d r wi . s o gln i z . Owac .M ut Prot & I m. Asoc, F. 1 6,1 ( 1hCi.1 . rç . . nde s . 62 3d 35 366 1 t r 995) l ave i nott belg l i e r d, a dmeed lyi s e n gr irto )wih u s me i i rs W o i hty nf r e n r ea n e kig ab tain t o t o r s la t rj iet ap ryc n o c ryted y. Cr at eSou in Gr ., I .v.PenterCor , e utn p eudc o a t n n t ar h a ' e i lto s p nc ' v z p. 2 2F.d28( s Ci. 0 )(n en lctto so te ) An d u t c n en n wheh rawav r 5 3 1 t r 2 01 itr a iain mitd . y o b s o c r i g te ie oft rghtt a bir t hasocc r d s d ber ol d i f he i o r tae ure houl es ve n avorofa bir ton. M o e t,62 F. r ta i r wiz 3d a 1 t 366. t ca ef r l1 f vor a bir ton, a pary a g ng waverofa bir ton bea sa s us ede a aw a s r ta i ny t r ui Be i r tai r h a yb r e o p o f'Ho Qu lt e v u d n f r o . me a i ' yMgmt I c vAc , n . . eAm.n Co. 381F.Supp.2d 1363,1367 Is , . ( D. a20 5 ( u tn Bek v M erlL n h Pir e Fe n rd S t, 9 F2d1 1 25( 1h S. Fl. 0 ) q o ig le . ril y c , e c , n e r mih 6 3 023, 0 1 t . Ci.1 2). r 98 ) l t spa tc a ca e Pe s ngLLC, notme isblr n t e t bls t tChe aCur ha n hi riul r s , r hi has t t zde o sa ih ha c i d kno edg oft a bir tonagr e e prort flngt i ta DititCo t ton. Che aCur' wl e he r ta i e m nt i o ii he nii l src ur aci c is co e sa e hemader pe t a tm pt t c im t e se eoft a bir i n a e m e f uns l tt s e a ed te s o onfr he xitnc he r tato gr e nt or ove ffe n m ont a di notr e vear pons fom Pe s ng, LLC.M or r ite hs nd d ec i es e r r hi eove , r hi LLC r Pe s ng, hasnote t bls d t ti hasi ure t t ofltga i e ns t ta bir ton wa desgned sa ihe ha t nc r d he ype ii ton xpe e ha r ta i s i t al a e Krns v.SunTr s Bank ,I ., 6 4F.d 1 9 ,1 ( 1h Ci. 01 ) F re n e o levit . i k ut s nc 5 3 1 4 201 1 t r 2 1 . o x mpl, onc Che aCu i e ei dt M a gi r menthedi no s e m or di c r i hepe ngca e e c r r c ve he r nAg ee d t ek e s ove y nt ndi s , ors e t de ea a tona i vi l . e k o pos ny ddii l ndi dua s Pe s ng,LLC ' be ta gtm e i t tChe Cur i e s nta l f m s r hi S s r l nt s ha ca i s s e i ly onz hoppi by o i ng ptng t a bir t a trt Cour' Or Gr i i PM t M o i t Dimi s Hadt Cour dim is d o r ta e fe he ts der antng n he ton o s s . he t s se Chec Cur ' c pl i i is e ie y, t n Pe s ng LLC' a gum e woul be mor pe s sve. a i s om a nt n t ntr t he r hi S r nt d e r ua i - 4- TheCour' or on t moton t dim isal ts der he i o s s lowed Chec Cur t puruehi br ac of a io s s e h contact r c am an f l i d oundt e onomi l sr eba r dhi or cli . Theec he c c os ul r e st t a ms onom i l sl l d r r ove y c os ' e û s ec r u ba i t twhe et a tç ompl i ofr l t t t pe f manc oft conta .''T Sl n or r he c c aned e aes o he ror e he r ct ' yco // Pr d ?y o - Can ada,Lt v Ab ac Cor ., No. 8 d . r on p 08- 0604,2008 W L 4753728, a * ( D. a Oc. 8 2 0 ) t 2 S. Fl. t2 , 0 8 . Empl yi t e onom i l snze,t Cour m e eycla dt c o ng he c c os l he t r l e ne he ompli t r m o t t tca ms a nt o e ve he or li t ts htr ove yofé hes m eec ha oug ec r % a t onomi dama , $6milon, t br a h ofc r t a ms'' c ges li as he e c ontac cli . Jo eAnt o Che a Cu iv Pe s ngLLC,Ca eNo.1 20566- V- OREN O, Or Gr ntngi s oni c r . r hi s 2CI M der a i n Pa t oin t Dimisa 6(uy2 , 01 ) c u ePlitf c ul si rc v ral i d ma e r M to o s s t J l 5 2 2 .Be a s an if o d tl e o e 1 h s a g s l a trt Cour' or , heCour cn fe he ts der t t nnots yt tby optngt a bir t hewasf u s a ha i o r tae or m hoppi i a ng n wa ta i emisbyp eu ie P rh n , y h t mp r s il rj dc d e s i g LLC. B.I r par eH ar r e abl m Eve i t Cour we et fnd Chec Cur wavedhi rghtt a bir ton, t r i no evi nce n f he t r oi a i i s i o r ta i he e s de ofir pa a eha m .TheElve h Cic tha hel t tas re r bl r e nt r ui s d ha howi ofir pa a eha m i ne es a y ng re r bl r s c s r f ra ijmcint is e T l HoI c, 8 F.da 1 2 o n n t to o su . al y- n .8 9 2 t 0 2. Pe s ng,LLC a gue i wilbeir pa a y ha med by i uni sgnii a at ne sf e r hi r s t l r e r bl r nc ng i fc nt tor y' e s i de e ng t c am s i Diti tCour a by bei r r d t pa tci t i t FI RA n f ndi he l i n src t nd ng equie o ri pa e n he N abtain.l r s ns t teM o in f rP ei n r Ij n to Ch c Cu ia re t a s o l r irto n epo e o h to o r l ay n u cin, e a r g e s h t h ud mi Pe s ng LLC bes e s ul nt a bir ton, ther e s a r hi ucc s f i he r ta i s e xit dequaemonea y r m e esa lbl t t t tr e di vaia e o Pes igLLCji t FNRA Ar tain. ( fn a tsRe p ns a 1 ) Gie t a Che aCu i rhn n he I bi to ' Dee d n ' s o e t 0 . v n h t c r r ' a isPe s ng,LLC c n r cove m one a yr m e e , i i pr va l i a bir ton, heCour ca t dm t r hi a e r t r e di s f t e is n r ta i t t nno tnd Pe s ng, i rhi LLC wilbe ir pa abl ha med i i i r quie t a bir t . l re r y r f t s e r d o r tae C . Ba anc ofH ar hi l e ds ps Tode i ewh t e ij n tv rle i warn e c u t mu tb ln et eh r s i t te cd eh r nu cie eif s ra td, o rs s aa c h a d hps o h p ris T l HoI c, 8 F.da 1 2 A plitf mus e tbls t a t et rae dij r t i a t . al e y- n .8 9 2 t 0 2. an if t sa ih h t h h e tne nu y o t o t ihst eh r t r q e tdp ei n r ij n tv r le ma c us t t ed fnd n .Se uweg h a m he e u se r l ay nu cie eif y a e o h ee a t e mi Glb lT llikCop. . ot 6 2F. u p. d 1 4 1 47( . F a 2 0 ) Pes i , h s o a e *v n r v Sc t, 5 S p 2 2 0, 2 M D. l . 0 9 . rhng LLC a notesa ihe t te gi i a bir ton pr ee ngs t whih i ag e d i c r c ,out i hs t bls d ha nga ng n r ta i oc di , o c t r e n onta t we g teh r o a ij n to t Ch c Ct i Gi nt esr n fd r l lc i fvo of r irto ,h h am f n n u cin o e a l . ve h to g e ea poiy n a r abtain t e r Co r d e n tfn t ebaa c o h r s i r q ie a ij n to i t sc s .M o e H Co e u t o s o i d h ln e f ad hps e ur s n nu ci n n hi a e s s n M e 1Hos v Me cuy Co t.Cor ,460U. 1 24- ( 983)(ttngt r i asr fdeal m p. . r r nsr p. S. , 25 1 sai hee s tong e r poiyfv rngabi ainofds u e ) l a o i r t to c r ip ts. D . Publc lnt t i eres A c u tsga tn of p ei n r ij ci nmus n t a ves t t p b i itrs.S e o r' rn ig a rlmi ay nun to t o be d re o he u lc ne et e AlCa eNu sn S r .I v v Beh s aMe 1Hop.I c, 8 F. 1 3 ,1 3 ( 1hCi. 9 9 . l r rig e v, n . . te d m s , n .8 7 2d 5 5 5 7 1 t r 1 8 ) The sr f de alpolc f vorng a bir ton i we ls tl Any doubt c e ni a bir ton tong e r iy a i r ta i s l- eted. s onc r ng r ta i s dber s ve i f vo ofa bir ton.M os sH ConeM e 1Hos , U. a 24- l t s houl e ol d n a r r ta i e m p.460 S. t 25. n hi c s ,h p bi itr s d e no s p o thee p n iu eo j d ca rs u c st e j i abtain a e t e u l n ee t o s t u p r t x e d tr f u iil e o re o n on r irto , c wh r a h r ,h r i av l a re n t abtae Ka bv Qux a , n .No. 7 1 61 2 0 W L ee s ee t ee s ai g e me to r irt. l . it r I c, 0 - 0 , 0 8 d 879 *8( . Fl Mar 28,2008) 406, M D. a. . . DONE AND ORDERED i Chambe sa M im i Fl i ,t n r t a , orda hi da ofFebr r 201 y ua y, 3. ' ' . .. 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