Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Cypress et al

MOTION for Extension of Time to file Response to Defendant Dexter Lehtinen's Motion to Dismiss and to file Response to Defendant Miguel Hernandez's Motion to Dismiss re Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 13 Amended Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM or for More Definite Statement and/or to Require Plaintiff to File a RICO Case Statement, 41 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 13 Amended Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 13 Amended Complaint , 55 Order on Motion to Compel

S.D. Fla.October 11, 2012

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Miami Division Case No. 12-CV-22439-COOKE/Bandstra MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA, a sovereign nation and federally recognized Indian tribe, Plaintiff, vs. BILLY CYPRESS, DEXTER WAYNE LEHTINEN, ESQUIRE, MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY, JULIO MARTINEZ, MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, GUY LEWIS, ESQUIRE, MICHAEL TEIN, ESQUIRE AND LEWIS TEIN, PL, A Professional Association. Defendants. / MICCOSUKEE TRIBE’S MOTION TO REQUEST LEAVE TO AMEND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT DEXTER LEHTINEN’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND DEFENDANT MIGUEL HERNANDEZ’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMES NOW, the Plaintiff, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, by and through undersigned counsel and files this Motion to Request Leave to Amend Amended Complaint and Request for an Extension of Time to File the Response to Defendant Dexter Lehtinen’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant Miguel Hernandez’s Motion to Dismiss. In support thereof it states: 1. On July 1, 2012, the Miccosukee Tribe filed a seven (7) count Complaint against Defendants Billy Cypress (hereinafter, “Cypress”), Dexter W. Lehtinen (hereinafter, “Lehtinen”), Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (hereinafter, “Morgan Stanley”), Julio Martinez Case 1:12-cv-22439-MGC Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/11/2012 Page 1 of 5 2 (hereinafter, “Martinez”), Miguel Hernandez (hereinafter, “Hernandez”), Guy Lewis (hereinafter, “Lewis”), Michael Tein (hereinafter, “Tein”) and Lewis Tein PL for: (1) RICO; (2) Conspiracy to commit RICO; (3) Embezzlement; (4) Civil Theft; (5) Fraud; (6) Aiding and Abetting Fraud; and (7) Breach of Fiduciary Duty. [D.E. No.1]. 2. On July 31, 2012, the Miccosukee Tribe filed an Amended Complaint which added two (2) counts for Florida Civil RICO and Fraudulent Misrepresentation, and requested equitable and injunctive relief. [D.E. No. 13]. 3. On August 6, 2012, Defendants Lewis, Tein and Lewis Tein P.L. filed a Motion to Require Plaintiff to File a Rico Case Statement. [D.E. No. 14]. 4. On October 1, 2012, Defendant Lehtinen filed a Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint [D.E. No. 41] and Defendant Hernandez filed a Motion to Dismiss or For More Definite Statement And/Or to Require Plaintiff to File a RICO Case Statement [D.E. No. 42]. 5. Currently, the deadline for the Miccosukee Tribe to file its Response to Defendant Lehtinen’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant Hernandez’s Motion to Dismiss is October 18, 2012. 6. On October 10, 2012 this Court denied in part and granted in part Defendants Lewis and Tein’s Motion to Require Plaintiff to File RICO Case Statement and granted the Miccosukee Tribe’s request for leave to amend its Amended Complaint within thirty (30) days. [D.E. No. 55]. 7. The Miccosukee Tribe’s deadline to file its Second Amended Complaint is November 9, 2012. 8. The Miccosukee Tribe requests that leave to amend its Amended Complaint be extended as to Defendant Lehtinen and Defendant Hernandez. Case 1:12-cv-22439-MGC Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/11/2012 Page 2 of 5 3 9. In order to promote efficiency and consistency, the Miccosukee Tribe should be able to respond to Defendant Lehtinen’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant Hernandez’s Motion to Dismiss after the filing of the Amended Complaint which will address the concerns expressed by the Defendants in their respective Motions to Dismiss. WHEREFORE, the Miccosukee Tribe respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant this request for leave to Amend its Amended Complaint to be extended as to Defendant Dexter Lehtinen and Defendant Miguel Hernandez and to grant this Motion for an Extension of Time to File its Response to Defendant Dexter Lehtinen’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant Miguel Hernandez’s Motion to Dismiss. CERTIFICATE OF GOOD FAITH CONFERENCE: CONFERRED BUT UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUES PRESENTED IN THE MOTION Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(3)(A), I hereby certify that counsel for the movant has conferred with all parties or non-parties who may be affected by the relief sought in this motion in a good faith effort to resolve the issues but has been unable to do so or has made reasonable efforts to confer with all parties or non-parties who may be affected by the relief sought in the motion, but has been unable to do so. Respectfully submitted this October 11, 2012. /s/Bernardo Roman III Bernardo Roman III, Esquire Fla. Bar No. 0002739 Tribal Attorney, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida P.O. Box 440021, Tamiami Station Miami, Florida 33144 Tel: (305) 894-5214 Fax: (305) 894-5212 E-mail: bromanlaw@bellsouth.net Case 1:12-cv-22439-MGC Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/11/2012 Page 3 of 5 4 /s/Yinet Pino Yinet Pino, Esquire Fla. Bar No. 085272 Attorney for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida 1250 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 506 Miami, Florida 33135 Telephone: (305) 643-7993 Facsimile: (305) 643-7995 E-mail: yinet@bromanlaw.com /s/Yesenia Rey Yesenia Rey, Esquire Fla. Bar No. 89577 Attorney for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida 1250 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 506 Miami, Florida 33135 Telephone: (305) 643-7993 Facsimile: (305) 643-7995 E-mail: yesenia@bromanlaw.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on October 11, 2012 I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record or pro se parties identified on the attached Service List via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF. Respectfully Submitted, s/Bernardo Roman III Bernardo Roman III, Esq. Case 1:12-cv-22439-MGC Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/11/2012 Page 4 of 5 5 SERVICE LIST Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Cypress Case No. 12-22439-COOKE/Bandstra United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jeffrey M. Cohen, Esquire Marissel Descalzo, Esquire Paul A. Calli, Esquire Charles Short, Esquire Carlton Fields, P.A. 100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 4000 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 530-0050 Facsimile: (305) 530-0055 E-mail: jmcohen@carltonfields.com E-mail: mdescalzo@carltonfields.com E-mail: pcalli@carltonfields.com E-mail: cshort@carltonfields.com E-mail: pwatson@carltonfields.com E-mail: miaecf@cfdom.net Counsel for Defendants Guy Lewis, Esquire,Michael Tein, Esquire, and Lewis Tein, PL Manuel A. Avila, Esquire Manuel A. Avila, Esq. & Associates, P.A., 11120 N. Kendall Drive Suite 200 Miami, Florida 33176 Telephone: (305) 249-1111 Facsimile: (305) 647-0686 E-mail: mavila@avilalegal.com Counsel for Defendant Julio Martinez Scott Alan Lazar, Esquire Koltun & Lazar 7901 SW 67th Ave. Suite 100 Miami, FL 33143 Telephone: (305)-595-6791 Facsimile: (305)-595-5400 E-mail: scott@koltunlazar.com Counsel for Defendant Miguel Hernandez Bruce S. Rogow, Esquire Tara A. Campion, Esquire Bruce S. Rogow, P.A. 500 E. Broward Blvd., Ste. 1930 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Telephone: 954-767-8909 Facsimile: 954-767-1530 E-mail: brogow@rogowlaw.com E-mail: tcampion@rogolaw.com Counsel for Defendant Morgan Stanley Bryan T. West, Esquire Tew Cardenas LLP 1441 Brickell Avenue, 15th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 536-1112 Facsimile: (305) 536-1116 E-mail: btw@tewlaw.com Counsel for Defendant Dexter W. Lehtinen, Esquire Armando Rosquete, Esquire Kendall B. Coffey, Esquire Alice Evelyn Meyer, Esquire Coffey Burlington, P.L. 2699 South Bayshore Drive, Penthouse Miami, Florida 33133 Tel: 305-858-2900 Fax: 305-858-5261 E-mail: arosquete@coffeyburlington.com E-mail: kcoffey@coffeyburlington.com E-mail: ameyer@coffeyburlington.com Counsel for Defendant Billy Cypress Case 1:12-cv-22439-MGC Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/11/2012 Page 5 of 5