Estrada v. QC Franchise Group, LLC et al
Plaintiff: SERGIO ESTRADA
Defendant: QC FRANCHISE GROUP, LLC, MED-DEN FUNDING LLC and Regencare 1142, LLC doing business as QC Kinetix Doral
Case Number: 1:2026cv21895
Filed: March 23, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Darrin P Gayles
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 21, 2026 Filing 28 Joint MOTION to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings or in the Alternative, MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint,, by Regencare 1142, LLC. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Ostroff, Eric)
May 21, 2026 Filing 27 MOTION to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Proceedings by Med-Den Funding LLC. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Apatov, Joseph)
May 20, 2026 Opinion or Order PAPERLESS ORDER granting Defendants QC Franchise Group LLC's #25 and MED-DEN Funding LLC's #26 Agreed Motions for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint. On or before May 22, 2026, Defendants shall file their response. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (mp02)
May 15, 2026 Filing 26 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,, by Med-Den Funding LLC. Responses due by 5/29/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Apatov, Joseph)
May 15, 2026 Filing 25 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,, by QC Franchise Group, LLC. Responses due by 5/29/2026. (Joblove, Michael)
May 1, 2026 Filing 24 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Monica Diaz on behalf of QC Franchise Group, LLC. Attorney Monica Diaz added to party QC Franchise Group, LLC(pty:dft). (Diaz, Monica)
April 21, 2026 Set/Reset Response/Answer Due Deadline per DE 23 : Regencare 1142, LLC response/answer due 5/21/2026. (pcs)
April 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Defendant REGENCARE 1142, LLC's #22 Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint. On or before May 21, 2026, Defendant shall file its response. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (mp02)
April 21, 2026 Filing 22 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,, by Regencare 1142, LLC. Responses due by 5/5/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ostroff, Eric)
April 21, 2026 Filing 21 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Regencare 1142, LLC (Ostroff, Eric)
April 21, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eric W. Ostroff on behalf of Regencare 1142, LLC. Attorney Eric W. Ostroff added to party Regencare 1142, LLC(pty:dft). (Ostroff, Eric)
April 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Defendant MED-DEN FUNDING LLC's #15 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint. On or before May 18, 2026, Defendant shall file its response. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (mp02)
April 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Defendant OC Franchise Group LLC's #16 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint. On or before May 18, 2026, Defendant shall file its response. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (mp02)
April 16, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nina Greene on behalf of QC Franchise Group, LLC. Attorney Nina Greene added to party QC Franchise Group, LLC(pty:dft). (Greene, Nina)
April 15, 2026 Filing 16 Defendant's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint,, by QC Franchise Group, LLC. Attorney Michael D Joblove added to party QC Franchise Group, LLC(pty:dft). Responses due by 4/29/2026. (Joblove, Michael)
April 14, 2026 Filing 15 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint re #1 Complaint,, by Med-Den Funding LLC. Responses due by 4/28/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Apatov, Joseph)
April 14, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Joseph Andrew Apatov on behalf of Med-Den Funding LLC. Attorney Joseph Andrew Apatov added to party Med-Den Funding LLC(pty:dft). (Apatov, Joseph)
April 7, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ofir Besharim on behalf of Sergio Estrada. Attorney Ofir Besharim added to party Sergio Estrada(pty:pla). (Besharim, Ofir)
April 2, 2026 Filing 12 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Sergio Estrada. Regencare 1142, LLC served on 3/31/2026, response/answer due 4/21/2026. (Widlanski, Benjamin)
April 2, 2026 Filing 11 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Sergio Estrada. Med-Den Funding LLC served on 3/27/2026, response/answer due 4/17/2026. (Widlanski, Benjamin)
March 31, 2026 Filing 10 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Sergio Estrada. QC Franchise Group, LLC served on 3/27/2026, response/answer due 4/17/2026. (Widlanski, Benjamin)
March 26, 2026 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to Med-Den Funding LLC, QC Franchise Group, LLC, Regencare 1142, LLC. (jas)
March 24, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICE. Unless otherwise specified by the Court, every motion shall be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point typeface. Multiple Plaintiffs or Defendants shall file joint motions with co-parties unless there are clear conflicts of position. If conflicts of position exist, the parties shall explain the conflicts in their separate motions. Failure to comply with ANY of these procedures may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions including, but not limited to, the striking of the motion or dismissal of this action. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (mp02)
March 24, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Rasheed Kamil Nader on behalf of SERGIO ESTRADA (Nader, Rasheed)
March 24, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by SERGIO ESTRADA (Attachments: #1 Summon(s), #2 Summon(s), #3 Summon(s)) (Widlanski, Benjamin)
March 24, 2026 Filing 5 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Ofir Besharim, mailing date March 24, 2026, (pt)
March 23, 2026 Filing 4 Plaintiff's NOTICE of Filing Civil Cover Sheet by SERGIO ESTRADA re 3 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case, #1 Complaint,, (Widlanski, Benjamin)
March 23, 2026 Filing 3 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. No Civil Cover Sheet. Filer is instructed to file a Notice (Other) with the Civil Cover Sheet attached within 24 hours of the notice. (blc)
March 23, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Darrin P. Gayles. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Detra Shaw-Wilder 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. (blc)
March 23, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT against MED-DEN FUNDING LLC, QC FRANCHISE GROUP, LLC, REGENCARE 1142, LLC. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19341284, filed by SERGIO ESTRADA. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Authorization Form, #2 Exhibit B - Print Ad, #3 Exhibit C - Bill Analysis, #4 Exhibit D - 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, #5 Exhibit E - FTC MSJ Order, #6 Exhibit F - FTC Injunction Order, #7 Exhibit G - Iowa AG Ruling, #8 Exhibit H - Treatment Plan, #9 Exhibit I - Loan Application, #10 Exhibit J - Loan Agreement)(Widlanski, Benjamin)

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Plaintiff: SERGIO ESTRADA
Represented By: Benjamin Jacobs Widlanski
Represented By: Rasheed Kamil Nader
Represented By: Ofir Besharim
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Defendant: QC FRANCHISE GROUP, LLC
Represented By: Nina Greene
Represented By: Monica Diaz
Represented By: Michael D Joblove
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Defendant: MED-DEN FUNDING LLC
Represented By: Joseph Andrew Apatov
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Defendant: Regencare 1142, LLC doing business as QC Kinetix Doral
Represented By: Eric W. Ostroff
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