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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MOBOOKA, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company, CASE NO.: 2017-CA-004043
Plaintiff,
v.
JOHN HANCOCK, et. al.,
Defendants.
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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND
RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES AGAINST BOTH DEFENDANTS
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff, MOBOOKA, LLC, by and through its undersigned counsel,
and files this Motion to Compel against Defendants JOHN HANCOCK (“Hancock”) and FORSA
LLC (“Forsa”)(collectively, “Defendants”) and states as follows:
1. On July 6, 2018 the Plaintiff served discovery requests against both Defendants.
2. This discovery consisted of Requests for Production and Interrogatories.
3. Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, the parties agreed to an extension of time
until September 6, 2018. A true and correct copy of the email detailing the parties agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
4. Pursuant to the Court’s Order permitting Plaintiff’s counsel to withdraw, the
deadline was extended another thirty (30) days until October 6, 2018. A true and correct copy of
the Court’s Order is attached hereto as Exhibit “B.”
5. When Defendants failed to provide any response, the undersigned reached out in
an attempt to resolve the issue without court action.
6. Nevertheless, although Defendants were given additional time until October 15, to
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provide all responses and documents, none have been forthcoming.
7. The Court should compel responses to all outstanding discovery and sanction
Defendants based upon their uncooperative and dilatory conduct.
8. Pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(a)(2), the undersigned hereby certifies that je
contacted Defendants in a good faith effort to resolve these production issues, however no
documents nor responses have been provided.
9. Moreover, the requests are relevant to the key issues presented by this case.
10. Finally, Plaintiff is entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in connection
with the relief sought herein. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(a)(4) (“If the motion is granted and after
opportunity for hearing, the court shall require the party or deponent whose conduct necessitated
the motion . . . to pay to the moving party the reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining the order
that may include attorneys’ fees . . . .” (emphasis added)).
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, Mobooka, LLC, respectfully requests that this Honorable
Court respectfully requests that this Honorable Court enter an order: (i) granting Plaintiff’s Motion
to Compel Production of Documents and Responses to Interrogatories Against Both Defendants
(ii) compelling Defendants to respond and to produce all responsive, non-privileged documents;
(iii) awarding Plaintiff its attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in bringing this Motion pursuant
to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(a)(4); and (iv) granting such other and further relief as this Honorable
Court deems necessary and proper.
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EPGD Business Law
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Motion to Compel
Case No.: 2017-CA-004043
Dated this 24th day of October, 2018.
Respectfully submitted,
EPGD BUSINESS LAW
Counsel for Plaintiff
777 SW 37th Street, Ste. 510
Miami, FL 33135
T: (786) 837-6787
F: (305) 718-0687
andres@epgdlaw.com
By: /s/ Samuel J. Gittle
Samuel J. Gittle, Esq.
Florida Bar No.: 99778
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was furnished on this 24th day
of October 2018, via Email and U.S. Mail to John Hancock and Forsa LLC, 499 Hammock Drive,
Palm Harbor, FL 34683 (hancock.j.g@gmail.com).
By: /s/ Samuel J. Gittle______
Samuel J. Gittle, Esq.
Florida Bar No.: 99778
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EPGD Business Law
777 SW 37th Ave., Ste. 510, Miami, FL 33135 • T: (786) 837-6787 • F: (305) 718-0687 • www.epgdlaw.com
Exhibit “A”
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Samuel Gittle
SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENT CASE NO.: 2017CA004043 Mobooka LLC, v.
John Hancock, et al., DEFENDANT'S Motion For Extension of Time to Respond to all
ok Pl. Discovery Requests, and Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Second
Amended Complaint
Patrick Willis Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 3:34 PM
To: Samuel Gittle , Lisa Quinones
Cc: Elizabeth Fernandez , "oscar@epgdlaw.com" ,
"paralegal@epgdlaw.com"
Sam,
September 6th is fine. Yes please send over a proposed order.
thanks,
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From: Samuel Gittle [mailto:sam@epgdlaw.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 3:24 PM
To: Lisa Quinones
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Subject: Re: SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENT CASE NO.: 2017CA004043 Mobooka LLC, v. John Hancock, et al.,
DEFENDANT'S Motion For Extension of Time to Respond to all ok Pl. Discovery Requests, and Motion for Extension of
Time to Respond to Second Amended Complaint
Good Afternoon,
Please confirm the extension as per my previous email. We can draft a proposed order if needed as well.
Thank you,
Samuel J. Gittle, Esq.
Sr. Litigation Associate
Miami Office:
777 SW 37th Ave., Ste. 510
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Samuel Gittle wrote:
Good Afternoon,
We can agree to an extension until September 6. Please advise.
Thank you,
Samuel J. Gittle, Esq.
Sr. Litigation Associate
Miami Office:
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Lisa Quinones wrote:
Good Morning,
COURT: Orange Co. Circuit
CASE NUMBER: 2017CA004043
PLAINTIFF: Mobooka LLC.,
DEFENDANTS: John Hancock; et al.,
TITLE OF DOCUMENT(S): Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to all of Plaintiff’s Discovery Requests
and Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to
Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint.
Thank you.
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