Garcia v. United Asset Management LLC
(5:21-cv-01006)
District Court, W.D. Texas
OCT 18, 2021 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: OCT 24, 2021
NOTICE OF REMOVAL by United Asset Management LLC (Filing fee $402 receipt number 0542-15343069), filed by United Asset Management LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Supplement JS44 Supplemental Cover)(Berger, Chase) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
The removing lawyer is not from Texas and his law firm bio confirms his only federal court admittances are Florida, so the Motion to Dismiss should be stricken. See Pro Hac Vice Rules.
Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively, Motion to Dismiss & Dissolve the Temporary Injunction as Moot by United Asset Management LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order on 12b6, # 2 Proposed Order Mootness Order)(Berger, Chase) (Entered: 10/21/2021)
CREDITOR RIGHTS LAWYER MISCONDUCT BY CHASE BERGER
Chase Berger, Partner at Ghidotti | Berger LLP, was born and raised in South Florida. He received his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Criminal Law Society. He was also a competitor in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
Mr. Berger earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business in 2005. He is fluent in Spanish.
Ghidotti | Berger LLP, a national commercial litigation and creditors’ rights practice, was created from the merger of the Berger Firm, P.A. in Miami, Florida, and the Law Offices of Michelle Ghidotti, in Santa Ana, California. Mr. Berger founded Berger Firm P.A. in 2012, which concentrated its practice in commercial litigation and lender representation in real estate, foreclosure, bankruptcy matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Berger was an associate at Genovese, Joblove & Battista, P.A., where he focused his practice on bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
Before that, Mr. Berger was a judicial clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of the United States Attorney (SDFL), where he worked in the White Collar and Economic Fraud Section.
Mr. Berger practices in all areas of lender-related litigation, including foreclosures, reorganizations, bankruptcy, and lender liability.
Mr. Berger is an active member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida and the American Bar Association.
He is a member of the Florida and Washington D.C. Bar Associations and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern District and Middle Districts of Florida.
Mr. Berger lectures on general real estate, bankruptcy and foreclosure issues, and was a key-note speaker at the 2016 Inaugural Residential Mortgage Notes, Non- & Re-Performing Loans Symposium, in Santa Monica, California.
And counsel for Lizabeth has been previously sanctioned. So yup, he’s on LIT’s list here. Hopefully he won’t neglect this case, especially since he’s against another rogue creditor rights lawyer who ain’t following rules and procedures.
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U.S. District Court [LIVE]
Western District of Texas (San Antonio)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 5:21-cv-01006-JKP
| Garcia v. United Asset Management LLC Assigned to: Judge Jason K. Pulliam
Cause: 28:1441 Petition for Removal – Foreclosure |
Date Filed: 10/18/2021 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Plaintiff | ||
| Lizabeth Garcia | represented by | Gregory T. Van Cleave The Law Office of Albert W. Van Cleave 1520 W. Hildebrand San Antonio, TX 78201 210-341-6588 Fax: 210-701-8481 Email: greg_v@hotmail.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| V. | ||
| Defendant | ||
| United Asset Management LLC | represented by | Chase Berger Ghidotti Berger LLP 1031 North Miami Beach Blvd. North Miami Beach, FL 33162 305-501-2808 Fax: 954-780-5578 Email: cberger@ghidottiberger.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2021 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL by United Asset Management LLC (Filing fee $402 receipt number 0542-15343069), filed by United Asset Management LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Supplement JS44 Supplemental Cover)(Berger, Chase) (Entered: 10/18/2021) |
| 10/21/2021 | 2 | Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively, Motion to Dismiss & Dissolve the Temporary Injunction as Moot by United Asset Management LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order on 12b6, # 2 Proposed Order Mootness Order)(Berger, Chase) (Entered: 10/21/2021) |
