Government Employees Insurance Co. et al v. DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. d/b/a DG Medical Center et al
| Government Employees Insurance Co., Geico Indemnity Co., Geico General Insurance Company and Geico Casualty Co. |
| DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. doing business as DG Medical Center, Dania Lima, Miami Blu Sky Medical Center, Inc., Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez, Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta, OMC Rehab Center LLC, Omar Castaneda, Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc., Carlos Fernandez Mesa, M.D. Mailin Rivero Ortega and M.D. Lauren Scott McCarver |
| 1:2026cv22738 |
| April 21, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Cecilia M Altonaga |
| Racketeer/Corrupt Organization |
| 18 U.S.C. § 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act |
| Defendant |
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| Filing 34 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Omar Castaneda, Lauren Scott McCarver, OMC Rehab Center LLC. (Kolaya, Timothy) |
| Filing 33 Amended Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Omar Castaneda, Lauren Scott McCarver, OMC Rehab Center LLC (Kolaya, Timothy) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christian Carrazana on behalf of DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc., Dania Lima. Attorney Christian Carrazana added to party DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. (pty:dft), Attorney Christian Carrazana added to party Dania Lima(pty:dft). (Carrazana, Christian) |
Filing 31
ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Joint Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties due by 6/25/2026. Signed by Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 6/12/2026. See attached document for full details. (nt)
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Filing 30
ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Roy K. Altman recused. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga for all further proceedings. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 6/5/2026. See attached document for full details. (mno)
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| Filing 29 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. Lauren Scott McCarver served on 6/2/2026, response/answer due 6/23/2026; OMC Rehab Center LLC served on 4/29/2026, response/answer due 6/16/2026. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service for Lauren Scott McCarver, MD, #2 Affidavit of Service for OMC Rehab Center)(Wenger, Kristen) |
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Filing 28
OMNIBUS ORDER: Plaintiffs have until July 21, 2026, to file proofs of service as to OMC and McCarver; stricking the Clerk's Entry of Default as to Defendant DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. DE #20 and as to Defendant Dania Lima DE #24 . striking #26 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 6/4/2026. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
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| Filing 27 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christina Marie Snipas on behalf of Geico Casualty Co., Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. Attorney Christina Marie Snipas added to party Geico Casualty Co.(pty:pla), Attorney Christina Marie Snipas added to party Geico General Insurance Company(pty:pla), Attorney Christina Marie Snipas added to party Geico Indemnity Co.(pty:pla), Attorney Christina Marie Snipas added to party Government Employees Insurance Co.(pty:pla). (Snipas, Christina) |
| Filing 26 STRICKEN - MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by Carlos Fernandez Mesa, Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc.. Responses due by 6/16/2026. (Carrazana, Christian) Per DE #28 Modified on 6/4/2026 (gqa). |
| Filing 25 STIPULATION and Substitution of Counsel by Mailin Rivero Ortega (Ovadia, Abraham) |
| Filing 24 STRICKEN - Clerk's Entry of Default as to DANIA LIMA - Motions Terminated: #23 Motion for Clerks Entry of Default, Signed by DEPUTY CLERK on 5/28/2026. (gqa) Per DE #28 Modified on 6/4/2026 (gqa). |
| Filing 23 Plaintiff's MOTION for Clerk's Entry of Default as to Dania Lima by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. Responses due by 6/10/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Max Gershenoff, #2 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Gershenoff, Max) |
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Filing 22
ORDER IN CASES WITH MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 5/27/2026. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
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Filing 21
ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Jacqueline Becerra recused. Case reassigned to Judge Roy K. Altman for all further proceedings. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 5/26/2026. See attached document for full details. (vjk)
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| Filing 20 STRICKEN - Clerk's Entry of Default as to DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc.. Signed by DEPUTY CLERK on 5/26/2026. (jas) Per DE #28 Modified on 6/4/2026 (gqa). |
| Filing 19 ANSWER to Complaint by Carlos Fernandez Mesa, Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc.. (Carrazana, Christian) |
| Filing 18 Plaintiff's MOTION for Clerk's Entry of Default as to DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. Responses due by 6/9/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amended Proof of Service on Defendant DG Esthetic, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Max Gershenoff, #3 Exhibit Proposed Order Entering Clerk Default)(Gershenoff, Max) |
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Filing 17
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendants OMC Rehab Center LLC., and Omar Castaneda's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint (the "Motion"), ECF No. #16 . Upon due consideration of the Motion, the pertinent portions of the record, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED. Defendants OMC Rehab Center LLC and Omar Castaneda shall file their response by no later than Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra (drn)
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| Filing 16 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Omar Castaneda, OMC Rehab Center LLC. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Order)(Kolaya, Timothy) |
| Set/Reset Response/Answer Due Deadline: Omar Castaneda response/answer due 6/16/2026; OMC Rehab Center LLC response/answer due 6/16/2026. Per DE 17 (gqa) |
| 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 Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. Omar Castaneda served on 5/2/2026, response/answer due 5/26/2026. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service for Omar Castaneda)(Wenger, Kristen) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christian Carrazana on behalf of Carlos Fernandez Mesa, Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc.. Attorney Christian Carrazana added to party Carlos Fernandez Mesa(pty:dft), Attorney Christian Carrazana added to party Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc.(pty:dft). (Carrazana, Christian) |
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Filing 13
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant Mailin Rivero Ortega's Stipulated Motion Seeking Court Approval for Thirty (30) Day Extension to File Responsive Pleadings (the "Motion"), ECF No. #12 . Upon due consideration of the Motion, the pertinent portions of the record, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED. Defendant shall file her responsive pleadings by no later than Monday, June 15, 2026. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra (drn)
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| Filing 12 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer by Mailin Rivero Ortega. Responses due by 5/27/2026. (Kahn, Roy) |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Per DE 13 Responses due by 6/15/2026. (gqa) |
| Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Waiver of Service of Summonses)(Wenger, Kristen) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Abraham Ovadia on behalf of Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta, Miami Blu Sky Medical Center, Inc., Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez. Attorney Abraham Ovadia added to party Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta(pty:dft), Attorney Abraham Ovadia added to party Miami Blu Sky Medical Center, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Abraham Ovadia added to party Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez(pty:dft). (Ovadia, Abraham) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Roy Jeffrey Kahn on behalf of Mailin Rivero Ortega. Attorney Roy Jeffrey Kahn added to party Mailin Rivero Ortega(pty:dft). (Kahn, Roy) |
| Filing 8 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Omar Castaneda, OMC Rehab Center LLC (Kolaya, Timothy) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Timothy Andrew Kolaya on behalf of Omar Castaneda, OMC Rehab Center LLC. Attorney Timothy Andrew Kolaya added to party Omar Castaneda(pty:dft), Attorney Timothy Andrew Kolaya added to party OMC Rehab Center LLC(pty:dft). (Kolaya, Timothy) |
| Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc. served on 4/28/2026, response/answer due 5/19/2026; Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta served on 4/28/2026, response/answer due 5/19/2026; Dania Lima served on 4/29/2026, response/answer due 5/20/2026; Carlos Fernandez Mesa served on 4/27/2026, response/answer due 5/18/2026; Miami Blu Sky Medical Center, Inc. served on 4/28/2026, response/answer due 5/19/2026; Mailin Rivero Ortega served on 4/24/2026, response/answer due 5/15/2026; Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc. served on 4/30/2026, response/answer due 5/21/2026; Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez served on 4/30/2026, response/answer due 5/21/2026. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service for Mailin Roslan Rivera, #2 Affidavit of Service for Carlos Fernandez Mesa, #3 Affidavit of Service for Miami Blue Sky Medical Center, Inc., #4 Affidavit of Service for Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta, #5 Affidavit of Service for DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, #6 Affidavit of Service for Dania Lima, #7 Affidavit of Service for Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez, #8 Affidavit of Service for Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc.)(Wenger, Kristen) |
| Filing 5 Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement and Plaintiffs' Certificate of Interested Parties by Geico Casualty Co., Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Government Employees Insurance Co. identifying Corporate Parent GEICO Corporation, Corporate Parent Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for Geico Casualty Co., Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Government Employees Insurance Co. (Gershenoff, Max) |
| Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Omar Castaneda, DG Esthetic and Therapy Center, Inc., Alexeis Gonzalez Lacosta, Dania Lima, Lauren Scott McCarver, Carlos Fernandez Mesa, Miami Blu Sky Medical Center, Inc., OMC Rehab Center LLC, Mailin Rivero Ortega, Preferred Rehab of Miami Inc., Mercedes Ramirez Sanchez. (gqa) |
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Filing 3
PAPERLESS ORDER REGARDING PROCEDURES. The parties shall comply with the following procedures: 1. SERVICE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires service of summons and complaint to be perfected upon Defendants within 90 days after the filing of the complaint. Unless service is waived, proof of service must be made to the Court by filing the server's affidavit. If a Defendant waives service, notice of the same shall be filed immediately. Failure to file proof of service or show good cause within 90 days will result in a dismissal without prejudice and without further notice. 2. DEFAULTS: In the event a served Defendant does not appear in this action, the Plaintiff(s) shall file a Motion for Clerk's Default within seven days of the deadline for the Defendant to answer. Extensions of time to answer a pleading must take the form of a motion to the Court. Motions for Final Default Judgment shall be filed within seven days of the entry of a Clerk's Default. Any motions for default final judgment must comply with the Court's Standing Procedures Regarding Motions for Default Final Judgment found at: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JudgeBecerraStandingOrderMotionsforDefaultJudgment.pdf. 3. CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES: Within fifteen days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties, including governmental parties, must file Certificates of Interested Parties and Corporate Disclosure Statements that contain a complete list of persons, associated persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations that have a financial interest in the outcome of this case, including subsidiaries, conglomerates, affiliates, parent corporations, and other identifiable legal entities related to a party. The parties must not include the undersigned or the assigned Magistrate Judge as interested parties unless they have an interest in the litigation. Throughout the pendency of the action, the parties are under a continuing obligation to amend, correct, and update the Certificates. 4. JOINT SCHEDULING REPORTS: Within twenty days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties are directed to prepare and file a Joint Scheduling Report as required by Local Rule 16.1. Disclosures required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l) must be made at or before the time the parties confer to develop their case management and discovery plan. The parties must certify in the Joint Scheduling Report that such disclosures have been made unless a party files an objection to a required disclosure. Such filed objection must include a full explanation of the basis for the objection. The scheduling conference may be held via video conference or in person. It may not be held by telephone. In drafting their Joint Proposed Scheduling Order, the parties shall utilize the Court's Template Scheduling Order, found at https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JB_RevisedTemplateSchedulingOrder.pdf. Any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order or those proposed by the Local Rules must be noted in the Joint Scheduling Report along with an explanation for why any deviation is being proposed. Failure to articulate the reason(s) for any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order may result in the Court setting pre-trial deadlines and/or a trial date without regard to those proposed by the parties. 5. FILING OF MOTIONS: All filings must be in a 12-point font and double spaced. Single spacing is only permitted for footnotes. The required conferral under Local Rule 7.1 must be by telephone or in person. An e-mail conferral will only be permitted if counsel are in agreement as to the relief sought in the motion. 6. EXTENSIONS OF TIME: Requests for extensions of time, including unopposed motions, will only be granted by the Court upon an appropriate motion showing good cause why the deadline cannot be met. Absent an emergency, motions for extensions of time must be filed no later than three business days prior to the deadline from which relief is being sought. All requests for extensions of time must include: (1) the conferral statement required under Local Rule 7.1; (2) a list of any prior motions for extension of time; (3) a specific statement regarding the circumstances necessitating the requested relief; and (4) a statement as to whether the request impacts the deadline to file a dispositive motion or trial date. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/21/2026. (drn)
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| Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Jacqueline Becerra. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres 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. (gqa) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19450323, filed by Geico General Insurance Company, Geico Indemnity Co., Geico Casualty Co., Government Employees Insurance Co.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Exhibit DG Esthetic RICO Chart, #4 Exhibit Miami Blu Sky RICO Chart, #5 Exhibit OMC Rehab Center RICO Chart, #6 Exhibit Preferred Rehab of Miami RICO Chart)(Gershenoff, Max) |
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