Ferk v. Mitchell, No. 1:2014cv21916 - Document 19 (S.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER Granting In Part and Denying In Part 11 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 12/29/2014. (jw)
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Ferk v. Mitchell Doc. 19 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA M I M ID I I O N A V SI CASE N O.1 c 21 6- NG 4- v- 91 KI LAW RENCE FERK,a i vi , n ndi dual Pl i if antf, A . OE M I J TCHELL,J ,a i vi , R. n ndi dual De e nt f nda . / O RDE R G R AN TI G I PA RT A N D D ENY I G I PA R T D EFEN D AN T ' N N N N S M O TI N TO D I I O SM SS THIS CAUSE c omes be or t Cour upon De enda A. J M ic l J .s f e he t f m oe t hel, r' (i th l' M oin t Dimis a d Ic m o ae M e rn u ofLa ( #1 ) Th r i, i c el) to o s s n n o r td mo a d m Mi ' w DE 1. een Dee da t e kst ed s sa, u s a t oFe R. v P.1 ( )6 , fComt 1 l, 1,a dI o fn n s e h imis lp ru n t d. Ci. 2 b ( ) o t s , l 11 n V f I1itf s fv - o n Co an ( #1. 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Alhough De e nti ma ng hi a g e t t Pli ifs cai i ba r d by t Stt e of t f nda n ki s r um nt ha antf l m s r e he a ut Fru sdd i fc c l Y tsa d ti v r pa ej s ctd t teCo r' atn in, e M oin t a d i n a t al ae n h s ey g u t ie o h u ts te to s e t o o Dimis DE #1 a 6,Def nda ' M oto ove l s s, 1 t e nts in rooksa pori oft topi on on is ve y ne ton ha ni t r xt pa whi h e s r t s hi ar um e o t s poi t l-he s a ut of f a ge c vi ce a e s g nt n hi n . t- t t e l r uds a i o y t pples nl o c r t no t be pe f med on eihe sde wihi t yea ,a ha no a ia i t co r c s ontac s t o ror t r i t n he r nd s pplc ton o nta t whih by i t ntwe e f l peror c ne r uly f med wihi t ye ron one sde. 1 a 3 A si Y e ,çt t n he a i ' d. t 45. n ats ihe ' pl ntf havi pe f med t c r ton hi pa twihi t ye 'by m a ngt $1 000 Loa ai if ng ror he ontac s r t n he ar' ki he 25, n t M ic l çhe de enda cn o thel, s t f nt nnota lhi s l oft saut offa . f Ac di y,t vai m e f he t t e r uds' #. cor ngl he ' Cour fndsunavalng De e ti ii f ndants a gument f dim is ofCount1 a fnds t tPl ntf ' r s or s s al , nd i ha ai if ha a qua ey al d hi br c ofc r c cai . s de t l lege s ea h 'onta t l m c A c ountSt e . c at d Pli if al s i Cou I ofhi Compl i a cli f r Ac antf lege n nt V s ant am o countSt t I or r t aed. n de o sa ea cai f Ac ou Stt d,a Pl ntf mus ale t tt r i % n ag e m e t ta c ran tt l m or c nt a e ai if t l ge ha he e s t a r e nt ha e ti b ln e i c re ta d d ,a d a e rs o i lct o s t p y t sb lnc . fJ O fc s aa c s o r c n ue n n xp e s r mp iipr mie o a hi aa e' w fle ' t uvJ J str ,P. v Ba ko dn rczCop. CaeNo.1 -v- 3 9 M ORE 2 2 W L p f /f e n A. . n /-rc ït r , s 1c 21 4 NO, 01 11 2935 * ( D.Fl J n.1 201 .Defnda aguest tPli if ha fie t alege a 4 S. a. a 2, 2) e nt r ha antf s ald o l r ei oft mi wih r pe tt t n ne tng he nds t es c o he mountdue a owi ort e se ofan ac ount nd ng, he xitnce c . De e f ndant f t r ar s t t al ga i r ltng t De e urhe gue ha le tons ea i o f ndan ' f l e t r s ts aiur o e pond t t o he de nd l te a e i uf e o t i own t s ma et r r ns ûcint n he r o uppor a cai f a c t l m or c ountsa e SeeDe e nts t t d. f nda ' M o int Dimis DE /1 a 1 (iigPa eAve Cop. . s o eAic atS r ie I .5 6 to o s s, / 1 t 0 ctn g j t r v Co gr v r rj e vc , nc, 4 So.2d 1 1 ( a.3d DCA 1 6, 8 F1 989)frt tpr ii t tfn a a i f ac ountsae o ha oposton ha ' n cton or c i ttd, fiue t r s n t a d ma d,'ih u mo e wo l n t e tbls l bit ') Th Co r àlr o epo d o e n w to t r, u d o sa ih i l yl . e u t a i tia e . l gr es s Att s sa of t pr elng ,a t ki t a lga i i Pli ifs Compl i as hi t ge he oce ti s nd a ng he le tons n antf' ant t u a i mus on a moton t dim is t Cour fnds t tPl ntf has s fcen l al ged a r e, s t t i o s s , he ti ha ai ir ufi i ty le cai f a c l m or c ountsatd.Ac r ng t Pli if Defnda ac te codi o antf e nt knowldge hi i btdnes t e d s nde e s o Pli if i hi s . i e vew, a c antf n s wol nt r i n opy of whi h i a nde t t Com pli . Furhe , c s ppe d o he a nt t r De e ntsf iu et r s nd t t d nd lter alo a pe d t t Compl i ,whih s t f nda ' a lr o e po o he ema e t , s p nde o he ant c es f t i de alt n mt ale dl due and owi a t t nnsott a ee tt r pa i brh n t i he mot s l ge y ng nd he e -he gr men o e y n t i i t nc i s fcintt sa e a cli .Thou nots fci sa ng aone s e JWge t h s nsa e s ufi e o tt am gh ufi ent t ndi l , e , he Cour fndst tDe e nts f l e t r s t ha f nda ' aiur o e pond t t dema whe cou e wih Def nda ' o he nd n pld t e nts 6 a si t the i i btd t Pli iftnd i e now a t t ta e es ag e me dmison ha s nde e o antf a nde d dmis ha n xpr s r e nt e ss,ss fi in t saeacam f ra c u tsae . xit) i u fce t o tt li b c o n ttd I l concuson l. l i The Co tfndst tPl ntf Compl i doessa e a c am f r Br a ofCon r c a ur i ha ai ips ant t t l i o e ch ta t nd f Ac ount St td, a Def nda has no m ove t dimi s t c am f M oney Lent br c ae nd e nt t d o s s he l i or . De e ntssa e ntt the doe no diput t tt pari sent r d i o t e es ag ee e f nda ' tt me ha s t s e ha he te e e nt he xpr s r m nt atis i t sc s doeshowe rf e l e Pl i ifsca m sf eq tbl r le i hi c sf s ue n hi a e ve or cos antf li or uia e ei f n s ount or Pr mis r Eso p l n Un u t c me t o so y t p e a d j s Emi h n . The e or i i ORDERED,ADJUDGED,and DECREED a f l : r f e,t s s olows l Dee . fndantsM oi t Dimis( #11 be a t smehe e i GRANTED i part ' ton o s s DE ) , nd he n r by s n and DE NI i part ED n . 2. Pli ifs c am s f r eq tbl r i - co t 1 f Pr s or Esoppel and CountIl antf l i o uia e elef un 1 or omi s y t , I f rUnus Emi h n- aeh rb DI I ED wihp eu ie o j t c me t r e e y SM SS t rj dc . 3. De e f ndants l fl hi Ans rt a 1r m a ni c s countIf rbr c ofConta t ha l ie s we o 1 e i ng ounto ea h rc, CountI f Ac oun St td,an CountV f M oney Le -- t n 1 da oft da e V or c t ae d or nt wihi 4 ys he t oft sOr r hi de . 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