Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc. v. Niembro Concha et al
Plaintiff: Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.
Defendant: Tomas Niembro Concha, Morella Rincon de Niembro, Juan Francisco Ramirez, Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez, Nodus Finance, LLC, Oceana Key Biscayne Corporation and Jose G Suarez
Case Number: 1:2025cv20550
Filed: February 6, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Paul C Huck
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 4, 2025 Filing 50 MOTION to Stay Defendants' Joint Motion to Stay This Case Pending Resolution of Parallel Criminal Action Against Tomas Niembro Concha and Juan Francisco Ramirez by Tomas Niembro Concha, Morella Rincon de Niembro, Nodus Finance, LLC. Responses due by 4/18/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Rivero, Andres)
April 4, 2025 Filing 49 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Omnibus Brief in Response to Motions to Dismiss [DE-43-48] re #45 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, , #46 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, , #48 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, , #47 MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice #1 Complaint,,,,, , #44 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, , #43 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM ( Responses due by 4/18/2025.), MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Hadaway, Brant)
April 2, 2025 Filing 48 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, by Juan Francisco Ramirez. Responses due by 4/16/2025. (Delancy, Adrian)
April 2, 2025 Filing 47 MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice #1 Complaint,,,,, by Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez. Responses due by 4/16/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Rosenquest, John)
April 2, 2025 Filing 46 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, by Morella Rincon de Niembro. Attorney Andres Rivero added to party Morella Rincon de Niembro(pty:dft). Responses due by 4/16/2025. (Rivero, Andres)
April 2, 2025 Filing 45 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, by Tomas Niembro Concha. Attorney Andres Rivero added to party Tomas Niembro Concha(pty:dft). Responses due by 4/16/2025. (Rivero, Andres)
April 1, 2025 Filing 44 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,,,,, by Nodus Finance, LLC. Responses due by 4/15/2025. (Rivero, Andres)
March 25, 2025 Filing 43 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Jose G Suarez. Responses due by 4/8/2025. (Diblasi, Anthony)
March 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 42 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #41 Defendants', Juan Francisco Ramirez and Maria Gabriela Vasquez de Ramirez ("Defendants"), Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Accordingly, Defendants must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by April 2, 2025. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/21/2025. (jv01)
March 20, 2025 Filing 41 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,,,,, by Juan Francisco Ramirez, Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez. Attorney John B. Rosenquest, IV added to party Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez(pty:dft). (Rosenquest, John)
March 14, 2025 Filing 40 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Morella Rincon de Niembro served on 3/12/2025, response/answer due 4/2/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
March 14, 2025 Filing 39 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Tomas Niembro Concha served on 3/12/2025, response/answer due 4/2/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
March 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 38 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #37 Defendant's, Nodus Finance, LLC ("Defendant"), Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Complaint. Accordingly, Defendant must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by April 1, 2025. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/12/2025. (jv01)
March 11, 2025 Filing 37 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,,,,, by Nodus Finance, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Rivero, Andres)
March 11, 2025 Filing 36 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andres Rivero on behalf of Nodus Finance, LLC. Attorney Andres Rivero added to party Nodus Finance, LLC(pty:dft). (Rivero, Andres)
March 11, 2025 Filing 35 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Sabrina Megan Serber on behalf of Jose G Suarez. Attorney Sabrina Megan Serber added to party Jose G Suarez(pty:dft). (Serber, Sabrina)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 34 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #32 Defendant's, Jose G. Suarez ("Defendant"), Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Complaint. Accordingly, Defendant must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by March 25, 2025. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/11/2025. (jv01)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER GRANTING #30 , #31 MOTIONS TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE, CONSENT TO DESIGNATION, AND REQUEST TO ELECTRONICALLY RECEIVE NOTICES OF ELECTRONIC FILING. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/11/2025. See attached document for full details. (jv01)
March 10, 2025 Filing 32 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer to Complaint by Jose G Suarez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Proposed Order)(Diblasi, Anthony)
March 10, 2025 Filing 31 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Carlos A. Infante, Esq.. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18270200 by Juan Francisco Ramirez. Responses due by 3/24/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification Certification of Carlos A. Infante, #2 Text of Proposed Order Order Granting Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice)(Delancy, Adrian)
March 10, 2025 Filing 30 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Stephanie M. Vilella Alonso, Esq.. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18270150 by Juan Francisco Ramirez. Responses due by 3/24/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Delancy, Adrian)
March 10, 2025 Filing 29 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jose Antonio Ortiz on behalf of Jose G Suarez. Attorney Jose Antonio Ortiz added to party Jose G Suarez(pty:dft). (Ortiz, Jose)
March 10, 2025 Filing 28 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Anthony Michael Diblasi on behalf of Jose G Suarez. Attorney Anthony Michael Diblasi added to party Jose G Suarez(pty:dft). (Diblasi, Anthony)
March 4, 2025 Reset Response/Answer Due Deadline: Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez response/answer due 3/21/2025. (ls)(per DE #27)
March 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 27 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #25 Defendant's, Maria Gabriela Vasquez De Ramirez ("Defendant"), Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Accordingly, Defendant must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by March 21, 2025. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/4/2025. (jv01)
March 3, 2025 Filing 26 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Order on Defendants Maria Gabriela Vasquez De Ramirez Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez re #25 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond re #1 Complaint,,,,, (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Lubetsky, Cary)
March 3, 2025 Filing 25 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond re #1 Complaint,,,,, by Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez. Responses due by 3/17/2025. (Lubetsky, Cary)
March 3, 2025 Filing 24 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Cary Alan Lubetsky on behalf of Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez. Attorney Cary Alan Lubetsky added to party Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez(pty:dft). (Lubetsky, Cary)
March 3, 2025 Filing 23 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement of Defendant Juan Francisco Ramirez by Juan Francisco Ramirez identifying Other Affiliate Juan Francisco Ramirez for Juan Francisco Ramirez (Delancy, Adrian)
March 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #20 Defendant's, Juan Francisco Ramirez ("Defendant"), Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Accordingly, Defendant must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by March 21, 2025. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 3/3/2025. (jv01)
February 28, 2025 Filing 21 NOTICE OF FILING PROPOSED ORDER ON DEFENDANT JUAN FRANCISCO RAMIREZS AGREED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Juan Francisco Ramirez re #20 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,,,,, (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Order on Defendant Juan Francisco Ramirezs Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint) (Delancy, Adrian)
February 28, 2025 Filing 20 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,,,,, by Juan Francisco Ramirez. (Delancy, Adrian)
February 26, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adrian Carlington Delancy on behalf of Juan Francisco Ramirez. Attorney Adrian Carlington Delancy added to party Juan Francisco Ramirez(pty:dft). (Delancy, Adrian)
February 24, 2025 Filing 18 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Jose G Suarez served on 2/19/2025, response/answer due 3/12/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 24, 2025 Filing 17 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Nodus Finance, LLC served on 2/19/2025, response/answer due 3/12/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 19, 2025 Filing 16 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Oceana Key Biscayne Corporation served on 2/7/2025, response/answer due 2/28/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 19, 2025 Filing 15 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez served on 2/10/2025, response/answer due 3/3/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 19, 2025 Filing 14 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. Juan Francisco Ramirez served on 2/10/2025, response/answer due 3/3/2025. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 13, 2025 Filing 13 Plaintiff's NOTICE of Filing Redacted Exhibits by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc. re #11 Order on Motion to Seal (Hadaway, Brant)
February 12, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE of Compliance re #11 Order on Motion to Seal. (DEs 1-4 and 1-7 Sealed) (amb)
February 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Seal. Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 2/12/2025. See attached document for full details. (amb)
February 11, 2025 Filing 10 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has updated the address information as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Evan Stroman re #6 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name (pt)
February 10, 2025 Filing 9 Plaintiff's EX PARTE MOTION to Seal Exhibit D [DE-1-4] and Exhibit G [DE-1-7] to Februray 6, 2025 Complaint [DE-1} per Local Rule 5.4 by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Hadaway, Brant)
February 7, 2025 Filing 8 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has not updated address and/or email information for attorney Evan Stroman re #6 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name. Attorney Evan Stroman has not completed the required procedures for updating their information with the Court. After filing something in any pending cases, Attorney is instructed to go to their PACER account, Manage My Account, to complete the process of updating their information. The Court is NOT responsible for updating secondary email addresses. See the Courts website for detailed instructions. #www.flsd.uscourts.gov/updating-your-information (pt)
February 7, 2025 Filing 7 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has updated the address information as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Evan Stroman re #6 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name (pt)
February 7, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by Evan Stroman (Stroman, Evan)
February 6, 2025 Filing 5 Clerk's Notice to Filer re #4 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement. Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents Not Entered; ERROR - The Filer failed to enter all Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents from the Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement. Filer is instructed to refile their Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement and enter the missing Other Affiliates/Corp Parents. Note - Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents do not appear on the docket sheet. (Nodus Financial Holdings, Inc. is not listed on the case). (pc)
February 6, 2025 Filing 4 Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc. (Hadaway, Brant)
February 6, 2025 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Juan Francisco Ramirez, Tomas Niembro Concha, Nodus Finance, LLC, Oceana Key Biscayne Corporation, Morella Rincon de Niembro, Jose G Suarez, Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez. (pc)
February 6, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Senior Judge Paul C. Huck. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (pc)
February 6, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18184406, filed by Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Investment Certificates, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B - Niembro Promissory Note, April 12, 2022 (3,685,760.00), #3 Exhibit Exhibit C-Oceana Wire Instructions, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D - Niembro Pledge - $4 million (00391833), #5 Exhibit Exhibit E - Ramirez Promissory Note, April 12, 2022 (2,714,240.00), #6 Exhibit Exhibit F-Ramirez wire instructions, #7 Exhibit Exhibit G -Ramirez Pledge - $3 million (00391831), #8 Exhibit Exhibit H - Account Statements CD Our Microlending, #9 Exhibit Exhibit I - Nodus Finance Loan Purchase Agreement, #10 Exhibit Exhibit J - Transaction Balance Sheet, #11 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #12 Summon(s) Summons to Tomas Niembro Concha, #13 Summon(s) Summons to Morella Rincon de Niembro (00393309), #14 Summon(s) Summons to Juan Francisco Ramirez (00393307), #15 Summon(s) Summons to Maria Gabriela Vasquez de Ramirez (00393308), #16 Summon(s) Summons to Nodus Finance, LLC (00393312), #17 Summon(s) Summons to Nodus Finance, LLC (00393312), #18 Summon(s) Summons to Jose G. Suarez (00393313))(Hadaway, Brant)

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Plaintiff: Driven, P.S.C. as Liquidation Receiver for Nodus International Bank, Inc.
Represented By: Brant Collin Hadaway
Represented By: Marta Colomar
Represented By: Evan Stroman
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Defendant: Tomas Niembro Concha
Represented By: Andres Rivero
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Defendant: Morella Rincon de Niembro
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Defendant: Juan Francisco Ramirez
Represented By: Stephanie M. Vilella Alonso
Represented By: Carlos A. Infante
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Defendant: Maria Gabriela Vazquez de Ramirez
Represented By: John B. Rosenquest, IV
Represented By: Cary Alan Lubetsky
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Defendant: Nodus Finance, LLC
Represented By: Andres Rivero
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Defendant: Oceana Key Biscayne Corporation
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Defendant: Jose G Suarez
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Represented By: Anthony Michael Diblasi
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