Acosta v. AEU Benefits, LLC et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.May 22, 2019

- 1 - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Secretary of Labor, ) United States Department of Labor, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 1:17-cv-07931-JHL-SMF ) v. ) Honorable Joan H. Lefkow ) District Judge AEU BENEFITS, LLC, et al., ) ) Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan Defendants. ) Magistrate Judge __________________________________________) ) AEU HOLDINGS, LLC and AEU BENEFITS, LLC) ) Defendants and Cross Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) BLACK WOLF CONSULTING, INC. and ) SD TRUST ADVISORS, LLC, ) ) Defendants and Cross Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ) AEU HOLDINGS, LLC and AEU BENEFITS, LLC) ) Defendants and Cross Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) RODNEY MAYNOR, et. al. ) ) Third-Party Defendants. ) AEU DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTER/CROSS COMPLAINT AND THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT OF BLACK WOLF CONSULTING, INC. AEU Holdings, LLC (“AEUH”), AEU Benefits, LLC (“AEUB”), Stephen M. Satler, (“Satler”) and Steven Goldberg (“Goldberg”) (collectively “the AEU Defendants”) hereby move to dismiss the Counter/Cross and Third Party Complaint of Black Wolf Consulting, Inc. (“Black Case: 1:17-cv-07931 Document #: 382 Filed: 05/22/19 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:5393 Wolf”) (Doc. No. 368) (hereinafter “CCTPC”) pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2), 12(b)(3) and 12(b)(6). 1. In support of this motion, the AEU Defendants rely on and incorporate by reference their contemporaneously filed Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss (the “Memorandum”) as well as Exhibits A-G submitted with Memorandum. 2. As set forth in detail in the Memorandum, the CCPTC is subject to dismissal as: i) it represents the prohibited practice of claim splitting and filing duplicative claims; ii) the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over the AEU Defendants; and iii) venue is improper with respect to the claims addressed to the AEU Defendants. WHEREFORE, the AEU Defendants respectfully request that the Court enter an order: (a) granting this motion in its entirety; (b) dismissing the CCPTC; and (c) granting such additional or other relief as the Court deems just and appropriate. Respectfully submitted, GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP By:/s/Daniel Hildebrand Daniel Hildebrand (ARDC #: 6217127) Email: hildebrandd@gtlaw.com Tiffany S. Fordyce (ARDC #: 235063) Email: fordycet@gtlaw.com 77 West Wacker Dr., Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-456-8400 GROTEFELD HOFFMANN, LLP Howard L. Lieber (ARDC #: 6185701) 311 S Wacker Drive, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: 312-551-0200 Email: hlieber@ghlaw-llp.com Attorneys for AEU Defendants Case: 1:17-cv-07931 Document #: 382 Filed: 05/22/19 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:5394 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I filed this document on May 22, 2019 through the Court’s ECF system, which automatically transmits the filing to all counsel of record for all parties in this litigation. /s/ Daniel Hildebrand Case: 1:17-cv-07931 Document #: 382 Filed: 05/22/19 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:5395