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Filing # 182827572 E-Filed 09/28/2023 02:54:37 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DOWLING FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO.: 2017-CA-000977OC KADAAE, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and ANDRES FERNANDEZ, Defendants, CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ, Impled Defendant. ______________________________________/ IMPLED DEFENDANT CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ’S RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF’S SECOND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS Pursuant to Rule 1.350 and 1.280 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Impled Defendant Christian Martinez (“Martinez”) responds to Plaintiff, Dowling Funding, LLC’s, second request for production of documents as follows: GENERAL OBJECTIONS 1. These responses are made solely in relation to this action and are being offered only for the purpose of responding to the Request. 2. Martinez objects to the Request insofar as it purports to require Martinez to produce or disclose privileged communications or attorney work product on the ground that such a requirement is impermissible under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. In accordance with Rule 1.280(b)(5), Martinez will produce a separate log of any privileged information or attorney work product being withheld from production, if any, after its objections to the relevance and scope of the Request have been determined. Further, any inadvertent production or disclosure of O4346057.v1 privileged communications or work product should not be construed as a waiver of the privilege or of the work product doctrine which applies to such inadvertently produced documents or information. 3. Martinez objects to the Request insofar as it purports to require Martinez to produce or disclose information that is a matter of public record. 4. Martinez objects to the Request insofar as it purports to require Martinez to produce or disclose information that is equally ascertainable or available to Plaintiff or is more readily available to Plaintiff. 5. Martinez objects to the Request insofar as it purports to impose discovery obligations on Martinez that are greater than those permitted under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. 6. Any objection or lack of objection to a particular Request is not to be deemed an admission that Martinez has any documents responsive to such Request. 7. These responses are based on the best knowledge and information presently held by Martinez and is subject to correction, modification or supplementation as and when additional responsive documents or information become known to Martinez. 8. Non-privileged documents responsive to the Request will be produced for Plaintiff’s inspection at a mutually convenient date, time and place. 9. Martinez’s agreement to produce documents is and shall be expressly conditioned upon Plaintiff’ agreement to pay for the costs associated with such production. 10. Martinez incorporates its general objections into each specific response. Martinez reserves all other objections as to the admissibility, relevance, confidentiality, and materiality of any facts or information produced in response to the Request. 2 O4346057.v1 General Response to the Request Martinez does not waive any of its general or specific objections in the event that it furnishes any materials or information coming within the scope of any such objections. The general objections stated above are applicable to all responses below to the extent that materials or information is inadvertently furnished or not furnished. SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES 1. Your 2014 tax return. You may redact information not relevant to or not evidencing capital gains claimed, losses from capital investments claimed, or any other form of tax liability reduction that may be claimed because of any losses associated with your investment with Judgment Debtors. RESPONSE: Martinez objects that this request is irrelevant and seeks private financial information that is protected from discovery. 2. Your 2015 tax return. You may redact information not relevant to or not evidencing capital gains claimed, losses from capital investments claimed, or any other form of tax liability reduction that may be claimed because of any losses associated with your investment with Judgment Debtors. RESPONSE: Martinez objects that this request is irrelevant and seeks private financial information that is protected from discovery. 3. Your 2016 tax return. You may redact information not relevant to or not evidencing capital gains claimed, losses from capital investments claimed, or any other form of tax liability reduction that may be claimed because of any losses associated with your investment with Judgment Debtors. 3 O4346057.v1 RESPONSE: Martinez objects that this request is irrelevant and seeks private financial information that is protected from discovery. 4. Your 2017 tax return. You may redact information not relevant to or not evidencing capital gains claimed, losses from capital investments claimed, or any other form of tax liability reduction that may be claimed because of any losses associated with your investment with Judgment Debtors. RESPONSE: Martinez objects that this request is irrelevant and seeks private financial information that is protected from discovery. 5. Your 2018 tax return. You may redact information not relevant to or not evidencing capital gains claimed, losses from capital investments claimed, or any other form of tax liability reduction that may be claimed because of any losses associated with your investment with Judgment Debtors. RESPONSE: Martinez objects that this request is irrelevant and seeks private financial information that is protected from discovery. 6. Any document reviewed in responding to the Interrogatories served on you on August, 29, 2023. RESPONSE: None. Dated: September 28, 2023. 4 O4346057.v1 /s/ Michael J. Furbush Michael J. Furbush Florida Bar No.: 70009 DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH, P.A. 420 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 700 Orlando, Florida 32801 Telephone 407-841-1200 Facsimile 407-423-1831 Primary Email: mfurbush@deanmead.com Secondary Email: mgodek@deanmead.com Attorney for Impled Defendant CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on September 28, 2023, this document was electronically transmitted to the Clerk of Court via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (“FCEP”) for filing which will send electronic mailing notification to: David M. Chico, Esq. Benjamin Weissman, Esq. Omayra Fuentes Otero, Esq. DAVID CHICO LAW GROUP 607 Celebration Avenue Celebration, Florida 34747 Attorneys for Plaintiff 5 O4346057.v1