FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION v. GÁLAN-ÁLVAREZ

Civil No. 12-1029 (PAD).

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER OF R-G PREMIER BANK OF PUERTO RICO, Plaintiff, v. VICTOR GÁLAN-ÁLVAREZ, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

October 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Hector J. Orejuela-Davila , Mellado & Mellado Villareal, Jairo A. Mellado-Villarreal , Mellado & Mellado Villareal, Janice Mock , Nossaman LLP, Jill N. Jaffe , Nossaman, LLP, James H. Vorhis , Nossaman LLP, Patrick J. Richard , Nossaman LLP, Tessie Leal-Garabis , Mellado & Mellado-Villareal, Thomas D. Long , Nossaman LLP, Linette Vega-Ortiz , Mellado & Mellado Villareal, Marines Montero-Flores , Mellado & Mellado Villareal, Michael Jesse Carlson , Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Roxana Aquino-Segarra , Mellado & Mellado Villareal & Steven C. Morrison , FDIC.

Victor J Galan-Alvarez, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Nelida Fundora, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Ramon Prats, Defendant, represented by Harry Anduze-Montano , Harry Anduze Montano Law Office.

Teresita Noble-Fernandez, Defendant, represented by Harry Anduze-Montano , Harry Anduze Montano Law Office.

Rolando Rodriguez-Mancebo, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Maria Vina, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Victor Irizarry-Ortiz, Defendant, represented by Lydia M. Ramos-Cruz , Lausell & Carlo, PSC & Osvaldo Carlo-Linares , Lausell & Carlo, PSC.

Adriana Roig-Lopez, Defendant, represented by Lydia M. Ramos-Cruz , Lausell & Carlo, PSC & Osvaldo Carlo-Linares , Lausell & Carlo, PSC.

Margarita Colon, Defendant, represented by Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas, Ramon A. Cestero-Jr. , Ramon A Cestero - Law Office & Melissa Dominguez-Rivera , Juan R. Rivera Font, LLC.

Juan Agosto-Alicea, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Daphne Bouet-Grana, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Luis Berrios, Defendant, represented by Ignacio Rivera-Cordero , Rivera, Barreto & Torres Manzano Law Office.

Nilda Gonzalez, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Vicens , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Cesar T. Alcover-Acosta , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Galan-Fundora, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Prats-Noble, Defendant, represented by Harry Anduze-Montano , Harry Anduze Montano Law Office.

Conjugal Partnership Rodriguez-Vina, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Irizarry-Roig, Defendant, represented by Lydia M. Ramos-Cruz , Lausell & Carlo, PSC & Osvaldo Carlo-Linares , Lausell & Carlo, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Abrahamson-Colon, Defendant, represented by Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas & Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas.

Conjugal Partnership Carus-Gonzalez, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Agosto-Bouet, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Ileana M. Colon-Carlo, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Jose Gonzalez, Defendant, represented by Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Gonzalez-Colon, Defendant, represented by Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC, Breon S. Peace , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP & Jorge G. Tenreiro , Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Benigno R Fernandez-Rosario, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Jacqueline McNee, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Fernandez-McNee, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Melba Figueroa-Padilla, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Victor L Galan-Fundora, Defendant, represented by Alan H. Rolnick , Rivero Mestre LLP, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre LLP, Charles E. Whorton , Rivero Mestre LLP, Francisco G. Bruno-Rovira , McConnell Valdes, Jorge A. Mestre , Rivero Mestre LLP, Maria Paula Aguila , Rivero Mestre, LLP, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC, John L. Latham , Alston & Bird LLP & Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre.

Magdalena Martinez, Defendant, represented by Alan H. Rolnick , Rivero Mestre LLP, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre LLP, Charles E. Whorton , Rivero Mestre LLP, Francisco G. Bruno-Rovira , McConnell Valdes, Jorge A. Mestre , Rivero Mestre LLP, Maria Paula Aguila , Rivero Mestre, LLP, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC & John L. Latham , Alston & Bird LLP.

Conjugal Partnership Galan-Martinez, Defendant, represented by Alan H. Rolnick , Rivero Mestre LLP, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre LLP, Charles E. Whorton , Rivero Mestre LLP, Francisco G. Bruno-Rovira , McConnell Valdes, Jorge A. Mestre , Rivero Mestre LLP, Maria Paula Aguila , Rivero Mestre, LLP, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC & John L. Latham , Alston & Bird LLP.

Roberto Gorbea-Frotnera, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Nellie Diaz-Pabon, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Gorbea-Diaz, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Elizabeth Vicens , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC, Breon S. Peace , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cesar T. Alcover-Acosta , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC & Jorge G. Tenreiro , Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

James Lynn, Defendant, represented by Gladys M. Miguez-Corujo , Rios Gautier & Cestero, C.S.P. & Maria Cristina Mullan-Davila , Rios Gautier Law Office.

Sylvia Diaz-Rodriguez, Defendant, represented by Gladys M. Miguez-Corujo , Rios Gautier & Cestero, C.S.P. & Maria Cristina Mullan-Davila , Rios Gautier Law Office.

Conjugal Partnership Lynn-Diaz, Defendant, represented by Gladys M. Miguez-Corujo , Rios Gautier & Cestero, C.S.P. & Maria Cristina Mullan-Davila , Rios Gautier Law Office.

Marina Valentin, Defendant, represented by Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC.

Conjugal Partnership McCormack-Valentin, Defendant, represented by Heriberto J. Burgos-Perez , Casellas, Alcover & Burgos PSC, Breon S. Peace , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP & Jorge G. Tenreiro , Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Ivan Mendez, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Raquel Miro-Cordero, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Mendez-Miro, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Rafael Nin-Torregrosa, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Doris Price, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Nin-Price, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Gilberto Rivera-Arreaga, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC, Jorge G. Tenreiro , Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP & Roberto Abesada-Aguet , Correa Acevedo & Abesada Law Offices, PSC.

Grisel Fuentes, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC & Roberto Abesada-Aguet , Correa Acevedo & Abesada Law Offices, PSC.

Conjugal Partnership Rivera-Fuentes, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC & Roberto Abesada-Aguet , Correa Acevedo & Abesada Law Offices, PSC.

Enrique Umpierre-Suarez, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre, Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC & Jorge G. Tenreiro , Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

XL Specialty Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Charles C. Lemley , Wiley Rein LLP, Benjamin C. Eggert , Wiley Rein LLP, David H. Topol , Wiley Rein LLP, Harold D. Vicente-Colon , Vicente & Cuebas, Harold D. Vicente-Gonzalez , Vicente & Cuebas & Mary Catherine Martin .

Andrew James Abrahamson-Colon, Defendant, represented by Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas & Melissa Dominguez-Rivera , Juan R. Rivera Font, LLC.

Anthony Joel Abrahamson-Colon, Defendant, represented by Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas & Melissa Dominguez-Rivera , Juan R. Rivera Font, LLC.

Joseph Alexei Abrahamson-Colon, Defendant, represented by Juan R. Rivera-Font , Fortuno & Fortuno Fas & Melissa Dominguez-Rivera , Juan R. Rivera Font, LLC.

Javier Carus-Gonzalez, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Monica Carus-Gonzalez, Defendant, represented by Ana Maria Barton-De Cardenas , Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman, PA, Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Nilsa Carus-Gonzalez, also known as Nilsi, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Laureano Carus-Gonzalez, also known as Larry, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre & Pedro E. Ruiz-Melendez , Pedro E. Ruiz Law Office, PSC.

Carlos McCormack, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre.

Eduardo McCormack, Jr., Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre.

Jorge McCormack, Defendant, represented by Andres Rivero , Rivero Mestre.

Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, Interested Party, represented by Ramon E. Dapena , Morell, Bauza, Cartagena & Dapena.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This is an action to recover damages the FDI-R attributes to the D&O's negligence. Before the court are:

(1) "The D&Os' Motion to Declare the Pleadings Closed" (Docket No. 526), which the FDIC-R opposed (Docket No. 533). The D&Os replied (Docket...

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