Nyesa Costa Rica et al v. Wilson Capital Group Holdings, LLC et al, No. 1:2011cv22036 - Document 22 (S.D. Fla. 2012)

Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 10 Motion for Default Judgment as to Liability against defendant Northern Ridge Capital Partners, LLC. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 4/26/2012. (ls)

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Nyesa Costa Rica et al v. Wilson Capital Group Holdings, LLC et al Doc. 22 UNI TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT SOUTH ERN DI STRI O F FLORI CT DA CASE N O.11 22036- V- TZ/ M ON TON Cl SEI Sl N YESA COSTA RJ CA, NYESA GENERCI S. ,a A, L. nd NYESA VALOM S CORPOM CI ,S. . ON A, Pl n if , aitfs VS. WI LSON CAPI TAL GROUP HOLDI NGS,LLC, AYANNA J ES, AM WI LSON CAPI TAL GROUP LI I M TED PARTNERSHI LTD. P, , ROY A.LAUESGHOLSTON, d M NORTHERN RI DGE CAPI TAL PARTNERS,LLC. 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Be us Norhe n Ri f iedt e f c i y a we t c pli , a Pl i if s fcenty ca e t r dge a l o fe tvel ns r he om a ntl nd antf s ufi i l alg df css p o t gcamso fa d c n eso cv lh f, n u j s e rc me t g is le e a t u p ri li f r u , o v rin, ii te ta d n u t n ih n a an t n No t r Ri ,t Cour wile e Def ul J m e a i tNorher Ri e. rhe n dge he t l nt r a t udg nt gans t n dg 1 e e nt Laue - sonans r t ec I nton be fofhi s fandNorhe n Ri D f nda , hal m el t r dge.Becale ts sGholt weed h omp ai No t r Ri i acomor tonandLa sGholt i notlce e t pr ci l i Fl i ,t a we onl rhen dge s ai ue - son s i ns d o a tce aw n orda he ns r y perai d t Laue - son i hi i vi c pa t t ne o sGholt n s ndi dual a ciy. Dockets.Justia.com 1 . B ac ound kgr Thi a to ars soutofPl ntfs Ny aVa or Cor acon,S. .Nye aGe rc s c i n ie ai if , es ol es por i A , s ne i a S. , Nye a Cos aRi sale tonsoffaud a mi a opra i of$1645, USD . 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Begi ng i 2008,Pl i if c nni n antfs omm e ed plnst de l LaRocaRe or i CosaRi a. nc a o veop s tn t c l Se e r2009,La sa oac d Pl i if , l t we e at mptng t s c e f ng n pt mbe ue ppr he antfs whie hey r te i o e ur undi f t r o t Dur ng a fna i m ee i La a J m e pr or he es r . i i nc ng tng, ues nd a s opos d a l n t oug W CG a e oa hr h nd N o t r Ri e f r$330, 000 USD. Att ttm e,he r pr e e t tNorhe n Ri rhe n dg o 000, ha i t y e es nt d ha t r dge z f t ba kg oundwastkeneniey fom Pl ntfs'ale tonsi t c The acual c r a tr l r ai if lgai n he ompl nt ai . 2 wo d c ul onduc t ope ai sdue dii nc a pr es t l ldocu e si i ntt t t he r ton' lge e nd oc s he ega m nt nc de o he l oan. The a s t d Pl ntfst tNorhe' Ri ha t r quiie e riea e incei y lo ol ai if ha t l dge d he e st xpe ts nd xpere n n i e a i lfna ng t unde tke s h ts . Pl i if we et adva t c t oft swor nt m tona i nci o ra uc a ks antf s r o nce he os s hi k t Norher Ri o t n dge.La sa J m e pr de Pl ntfswih aJ M o ga Cha e Bank fna a ue nd a s ovi d ai if t P r n s i ncil sae e t de t tm nt o monsr eNorhe n Ri and W CG ' pur re pr off tat t r dge S po td oof undsi M ar h 201 n c 0. On J 2, 0, t nzRi ,tuoug La ,pr d Pli if wih a Es r une 201 Norhe dge l h ues ovi ed antfs t n c ow Agr eme ,whi h r quie t t a nc $20, USD ofa$100, USD DueDii e e e nt c e r d hem o dva e 000 000 lg nc Fe Afe r pr ent i t f ng woul be s e sula De e nt coul f t e. tr e es atons hat undi d ucc s f nd f nda s d und he p oe tPlitfswie $ 00 0US t ad sg ae J M o g nCh s Ba ka c u t Th n, n rj c, anif r d 2 ,0 D o e in td P r a a e n c o n . e o J 25, a J y 7, 0, t r Ri t une 28, nd ul 201 Norhe n dge, hough La ,pr e e Pl ntfswih a ues es nt d ai if t Confr ton ofLoa Te m s r tf ng t ta a to Spe fcal t sdoc e r ie a e t t ma i n r , a iyi he r ns c i n. cii ly, hi um nt et r t d ha Nye aowe $80, USD oft Due Dii e eFe and aComm ime Feeof$1 000U SD. s d 000 he lg nc e t nt 00, On J y 8, 0, t r Ri s ntPl i if a Adde ul 201 Norhe n dge e antfs n ndum t t Confr a i of o he im ton Loa Te m st tr pr e e t DueDii enc Fe woul i t adbehel a Ba ofAme i a n r ha e es nt d he lg e e d nse d t nk rc (%OA')i a Es ow M a eme Re EsaeAc ount Theea t ,onJ y 1 201 W CG $ ' n n cr nag nt al tt c . r fer ul 2, 0, a J sc im e i wrtng t tNorhe n Ri c plt d t unde wrtng pr s a nd ame ontr d n ii ha t r dge om e e he r ii oce s nd ap ove Pli tfsf al n.Furhe , a e r quesedt balnceoft f esa t d Pl ntfs pr d a n if or oa t r J m s e t he a he e nd ol ai if t l n woul c os onA u t1 201 he oa d l e gus 7, 0.On J y 30,201 Pli if ta f re $180, ul 0, antf s r ns e r d 000 U SD, heamountdue ont DueDii ncea Com mime Fe s a n r yi on De e nt ' t he lge nd t nt e , gai el ng f nda s r pr s ntto .Howe r on Se e r5,201 Def nda snotte Pli if t tt l n e e e a i ns ve , pt mbe 0, e nt ii d a ntfs ha he oa cl i wasde a d duet mi ope ai lis butt d t m t ti woul c os by t e osng l ye o nor r tona s ues ol he ha t d l e he nd of Se e be 201 pt m r 0. Ba e on Def nda sc sd e nt ommunia i t tans ton woul c os ,Pli if publc l c tng he r ac i d l e a ntfs ialy t ai if he oa osng l d sl e t eLaRo ap o e t Jamesand Lauesmetwih Pl ntfsaboutt l n cl i eary icos d h c rj c. i Oc obe 20l Durng t s me i ,J mesa La sr ve l d W CG a Norhe n Ri ' n t r 0. i he e etngs a nd ue e a e nd t r dge s i e i t r sr t ef ng. Def nda swoul wor t t rt . ur f ng a pr pa e ntntons o e tuc ur undi e nt d k oge he o s e undi nd e r ec t doc e s s t ta a ton woul cl e byt end of201 J mesand La pr de he um nt, o he r ns c i d os he 0. a ues ovi d Pli if aBi ngLet rofI e a apur re Es r w Ag e m e , c r quie t t antfs ndi te ntnt nd po td c o r e nt whi h e r d hem o de i a a tonal$1, 000 Eur i o t BOA a cou .Pl ntfsta f redt f post n ddii 000, os nt he c nt ai if r nse r he undsi n t a ount of$500, Etr e h, le ngt l n wo d cos wo m s 000 los ac be ivi he oa ul l e. De e f ndant we et dibure f s r o s s undst Pli if bewe Nove o antfs t en mbera De mbe of nd ce r ve , he s s nt r ve de. 201 i t ees pa a etans tons Howe r noneoft dibur eme swe ee rm a 0, n hr e r t r ac i . Pli tf si r d a a n if nquie boutt delys a La a J mesr pea e y a s e t m t tans to he a , nd ues nd a e t dl s ur d he he r aci n woul s c sulycl e.The dea c i d t ough J nua y a Fe uar 2011 durng d uc es f l os lys ontnue hr a r nd br y , i whi h tm eDe e c i f ndant c i d t ma f leas ur nce .Ahernum e o deaysa l c of s ontnue o ke as s a s r us l nd a k t ta ac i cosng, antfsma am 't n de a ofa i he r ns ton l i Pl i if de i e m nd n mmedit cl i orr t n of t a e osng e ur t if he r undso Fe u y24, 1.De e n sne r s nded t Pl ntfs lter n br ar 201 f nda t ver e po o ai if ' et . Des t Pli if 'wrte de a La pr de t apur re ABN AM RO Ba pie antfs it n m nd, ues ovi d hem po td nk, N . lte ofc edi s ai t ti hada ove a $500, 000U SD c e tf iiy t a e iy V. et r r t ttng ha t ppr d 000, r di aclt o n ntt as oc ae wih De e nt i Aprl2011.TheABN lte ofc e tca ld f rPl i if t s i td t f nda s n i et r r di le o antfs o de i $7,00, Eur mor post 5 000 os e.Upon i r Pl ntfscontc edt ABN a unc r d t nquiy, ai if a t he nd ove e he doc umen wa f g t s or ed.Pli if de a d t r t n ofis$200, U SD a $1000, Eur a ntfs m nde he eur t 000 nd , 000 os t no aval Subs que l t y br htt saci n f rda o i. e nty,he oug hi to o mage s h a t l sofm one s uc s he os y, di n to o so kvau , i n t o vau , n d ly i teLaRo ap oe tr s ligi miu in f t c le dmi ui f le a d ea s n h on c r jc e utn n ec onom i dn c mage . s II. Di scussi on A Co r ma e trd fu tu g n wh n$ p rya an twh m aj d me t o u t y ne ea lj d me t e G a t g is o u g n f r a afima i r i i s fr tve elef s oughtha f ie t pla orot r s defnd,a t f iur i s s a ld o e d he wie e nd he a l e s hown by afi vi orot r s ' Fed.R.Ci P.55() fda t hewie. ' v. a .Howeve,adefnda ' dea taonedoesnot r e nts ful l warn e tyo ad f ut u g n .T oFied Se . LC v Alo e , 8F. p' 8 0 8 3 ra t nr f e a lj d me t yc r r c L . c c r 21 Ap x 6 , 6 ( 1h Ci. 0 7 .F rh r Sth d fn a ti no h l t a mi fcsta a en t l pla e o 1 t r 2 0 ) u te,f l e e e d n s t ed o d t a t h t r o wel e d d r g t a tc l i of1w .. def ti no teaed a a a ol ec e son b t def ntof o dmi onc usons a .a aul s t r t s n bs ut onf s i y he enda hi la lt a oft pl ntf rg t r c r' Nihi s Consr Co.v. s i biiy nd he ai ips iht o e ove . s matu ' t. Houson Nat1 t ' Ba k 51 F.d 1 0 1 0 (t Ci.1 75 . n , 5 2 20 , 2 6 5h r 9 )3 l i a wel- t bls dprncpl t t(ac po a i camotr pr s ntis l a mus be ts lesa ihe i i e ha 1 or r ton r e e e te f nd t rp e e tdb c u s l' Pa a z v GufoiCop.7 4F.d 1 81 1 8 - 6( 1h Ci. 9 ) e r sn e y o n e. lz o . l l r , 6 2 3 , 3 5 8 1 t r 1 85 . ' He e,Def ntLaue a wer d t c r enda s ns e he ompli onbe l ofhi s fa Norhe n Ri ant ha f m el nd t r dge. W hie l La m a r pr s nthi s l a apr s pa t hem a notr pr s Norher Ri e,be aus i i ues y e e e m e f s o e ry, y e e ent t n dg c e ts a lmie la lt c or ton,a he i nota ho ied t pr ctce1 i Fl i . Ass h, i td ibiiy om a i nd s ut rz o a i aw n orda uc Norhe n Ri e di note f ctvel a we t c t r dg d fe i y ns r he ompl ntorc e tany ofPl i if 'f c ua ai onts antf s a t l alg t n , n e r o d fut u g n i a p o it i tec mpan e tb ihe e c c u e l ai s a d nty f e a lj d me t s p r prae f h o li t sa ls s a h a s e o of cinf wh c i s e s u g n . a to or ih t e k j d me t 3 n Bonne v ci o ih r , 6lF.d 1 6 1 0 ( 1hCi.l 81,h Elv nhCi uta o e a I r . t fprc a d 6 y 2 20 , 2 9 1 t r 9 ) te e e t r i d ptd s c bi ngal c esdecde bef eOct r1 1 ndi l as i d or obe , 981. 5 A. Fra ud A plitf mu te tbihtef l wi ee n st p o a alg to o fa d:$1 a anif s sa ls h ol ng lme t o r ve n l ai n f ru é ) o e ( f lesae n c n e nn amaeil a t ( )k o e g b t p ro ma i t esae n as ttme t o c r ig tra fc; 2 n wld e y he e s n kng h ttme t t a t erp ee aini f le ( )t itn b tepes nma n tesae n ta te h t h e r sntto s as ; 3 he ne t y h ro kig h ttme t h t h rp e e tto wi id c a oh rt a to i; n ( )rla c o t erp e e tto t teij r e rs n ai n l n u e n t e o c n t a d 4 ein e n h e r s nain o h nu y l oft ohe pa t ' fanc v.Wade, So. 1 08,1 1( a.1 . he t r ry. ' e 457 2d 0 01 Fl 984) W ih r pec t t scli Pli if a lget tNorher Ri m a numer f le t es t o hi a m, antf s le ha t n dge de ous as sae e son whih t y derme alyr le De e nt r pr s nt N o t r Ri hadt t tm nt c he ti nt l ei d. f nda s e e e ed rhe n dge he a ii t j ityfnda$ 3 ,0 0 0US l a ,h e p rierq ie t pef r d dlg n e b ly o on l u t 3 00 0,0 D o n te x e t e u rd o ro m ue iie c s pur ua t t l n,t i e tt unde wrt t l a t tNorhe n Ri woul hol t s nt o he oa he nt n o r ie he oan, nd ha t r dge d d he DueDii nc a Comm ime Fe i a es r w ac ountuntlt l n cl e Pl ntfsalo lge e nd t nt es n n c o c i he oa os d. ai if s al geNo t r Ri kne isr pr e a i we ef s a t s f le sa e le rhe n dge w t e ts nttons r ale nd he e a s t t ment i ed s nduc Pli tfst ac . Spe fca l Norhen Ri pr e e Pl ntfswih f le pr off a n if o t cii ly, t r dge es nt d ai if t a s oof undsi n s uppor ofiss venc aco ma i ofl n tr ssa i Pl i if 'f t t ol y, nfr ton oa e m t tng antfs undswo d behel i ul dn tus,a r pr e e m i ope a i de a we et r as dibur eme swer notbei r t nd e es nt d nor r tonal l ys r he e on s s nt e ng ma a t ta a ton woul uli a ey c os de nd he r ns c i d tm t l l e. Reyi on Norher Ri sc i d r pr s nttonsa a Norher Ri e' r ss l ng t n dge' ontnue e e e a i nd t t n dg s eque t , Pli tf sta f red f a n if r nse r undss ve a tm e t alng$200, U SD a $1, 000 Eur , i vi e r l i s ot i 000 nd 000, os bele ng t tNorhe n Ri c d f fl isoblgai ba e upon t pa tes co r a i a ha t r dge oul ulil t i tons s d he ri ' nve s tons nd a e m e t .N orhe n Ri kne Pli if woul uphol t i e oft a e ntbe aus gr e n s t r dge w antf s d d her nd he gr eme c e t y di s fom t oute oft pa te 'de lngsa awa ta f r e f he d o r he s t he ri s a i nd l ys r nse r d undswhe as d t n ke o. Asar s toft ta f r , ai if s f r d t de rm e all soff e ul he r nse s Pl ntfs ufe e he ti nt os undsa delysi nd a n c tu ton ofLaRoc a a r s tofNorhe n Ri sr pr e a i . Thus Pl ntfs onsr c i a s e ul t r dge' e es nt tons , ai if s fiin l alg dfcsi s p r o isfa dcam.Asar s l, ea t u g n i u fce t l e a t n u po t f t r u li y e e ut d fulj d me t s appr pra ewih r pec t t scli . o it t es t o hi am B. C onve s on ri Unde Fl i lw,c r orda a onve son i a S ctofdom i on wr uly a s td ove a he ' ri s n s a ni ongf l s ere r not rs pr ryi onssen wihhi owne s pt ri ' Warhal v. ie,629So.2d903,904( a. ope t nc it t t s rhi heen. ' s l Prc F1 4t DCA 1 ) Thus convesonocc swhe apes wihargh ofposesi ofpr ry h 993 . , ri ur n ron t i t s son ope t de a isr t n a t de a i no me .Pe r on v. dM ot Co. 694 So. 61 69 m nds t eur nd he m nd s t t a s For or , 2d , ( a.1tDCA 1 . F1 s 997) Pl i if 'al tonse tbls t tNorhe n Ri i a s la ef co r i antfs lega i sa ih ha t r dge s lo ibl or nve son. Pli tfsde ie f a n if post d undsi owha i bele d we e e c ow ac ount f s ii pur e nt t t i ve r sr c s or pecfc pos s. Pl ntfsdi no a horz a ot rus soft f .Norhe n Ri de i d Pli if of ai if d t ut ie ny he e he unds t r dge prve a ntfs t i pr perywhen i f l t r t n t rf ,de pie Pli tfs r quesst do s Furhe , her o t t aied o e ur hei unds s t a n if ' e t o o. t r N o t r Ri e di not a doesnot ha a owne s p i t r ti t f .N orhe n Ri e rhe n dg d , nd , ve n r hi n e es n he unds t r dg ha no rg t ke p t f d i ht o e he undsbe a ei f ie t pe f m t ag ee upon t s whi h wo d c us t a ld o ror he r d a ks c ul ha e il d i t t f ve ntte t o he unds- c ompl tngt l n unde wrtng pr es ,pe f r ngt due ei he oa r ii oc s r o mi he dii nc a pr pa i t lga doc e si de t t l n.Fa l et r t n t f ds lge e, nd e rng he e l um nt nci nt o he oa iur o e ur he un c tt escon r i be us N o t l Ri ha a s redi e e t o rPl ntfs pr pe t t onsiut ve son ca e rhe' dge s s e t ntr ss ve ai if ' o ry o n whih i i note il Thus Norhe n Ri e i la ef c c ts ntted. , t r dg s i bl or onve tng Pl ntfs f . ri ai if ' unds C. C i lT he t vi f Und rFlrdalw, p an ifmus alg a ij r rs l n i v oainofheci n l e o i a a litf t le e n nu y e ut g n i lto t rmia i t et ttt .S e iial ,$1 ()p ro c mmi t e tfh o s ek o n l o tiso u e , h f saue p cfc ly 1 ) a e s n o t h f i e r h n wigy b an r s s ( s 7 o e avo st ob an o t us ,t pr ry ofa he wih i e t et rt mpor rl or r nde r o t i r o e he ope t not r t ntnt o, ihe e a iy pema nl ()glp ieteoh rp ro o arg t otep o e t o ab n ftfo t r ne t a d e rv h te e s n f ih t h r p ry r e ei r m he y: p o ry i ( )(qp o raetep o ryt h so h ro u eo t teu eo a yp ro n t r petlj b ap r p it h rpet o i r e wn s r o h s f n e s n o entte t t us oft pr ry.'Fl Stt jj722.1 81 01 1 . ild o he e he ope t ' a. a. 1 , 2. 4( ) Theco pl ntalege e chelm e nec s r t pr ci lt toc r d.Norhel m ai l s a e nt es a y o ove vi hef cure t . n Ri sr pr e a insa a tonsesabls isi entt knowi yobt i orus t pr pe t of dge' e es nt to nd c i t ih t nt o ngl an e he o ry a herwih t i e t de i t m ofpr pe t orapr ry be ft Norhe n Ri 1 d not t he ntnt o prve he o ry ope t ne i. t r dge e Pl ntfst belevei wasc pa eoff ng La Roc a pe f mi t ksi de t t l n. ai if o i t a bl undi a nd ror ng as nci nt o he oa Asar s t Pli if ta f re a s t tala ountofm o y f rt DueDii nc a e ul, a ntfs r ns e r d ubsan i m ne o he lge e nd Comm im e Fee . Subs que l a trN o t r Ri r sr t edt de , ai if t nt s e nty, fe rhe n dge e tucur he al Pl ntfs ta f re a addii na $1000, Eur ba e upon De e nt 'r pr e a i , r ns er d n to l , 000 os s d f nda s e es nt tons Atal tm e , t n Ri kne t tPl ntfswoul ta f rt f 1 i s Norher dge w ha ai if d r nse he undsbec us t y a e he di s o num e ousoc asonsa trDe e ntr quese t f . Fu t r t ta ac i ne r do n r c i fe f nda e td he unds rhe , he r ns ton ve cl e a ass h, t n Ri wasnote ild t ke p Pl i if f . Des t de os d, nd uc Norher dge ntte o e antfs' unds pie mands t r t t f ,No t r Ri e ha f ie t r po cos t ta ac i orr t t o eum he unds rhe n dg s al d o es nd, l e he r ns ton, e una he m one Thus N o t r Ri ha a opratd t f y. , rhe n dge s ppr i e he undsf isown us a has or t es nd smula ousy de i d Pl ntfsoft i pr ly a be ist tow fom t owne s p i t ne l prve ai if her ope' nd neft hat l r hat t rhi i er s .Asa r s t Norhe n Ri i lab ef c vi t f. nt e t e ul, t r dge s i l 0r i l he t D. Unj tEnrchme us i nt Th e sn ilee n so a u j s e rc me t li a e ( 1 ab n ft o fre u o a e se ta lme t f n nu t n ih n cam r :t ) e ei c n erd p n ( defnda byt pli if ( t de e ntsa ecai oft be ft ( t dee nts e nt he antf,2) he f nda ' ppr iton he nei, 3) he fnda ' ac e a e a r t i n oft be k unde cr umsa e t tmakei i quia ef rhi t c pt nc nd eento he net r ic t nc s ha t ne tbl o m o 8 rti iwiho pa ngt vauet r of' Roli ,l v.Bul 951So. 860,876( a. ean t t ut yi he l he e . lns nc. tand, ' 2d Fl 2d DCA 2006) . 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