Legal Opinion
FirstBank Puerto Rico v. Atlantic Finance Business Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 18, 2014No. Civil No. 12-1339 (FAB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint due to insufficient service of process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5) (“Rule 12(b)(5)”). (Docket No. 21.) After considering the defendants’ motion, the plaintiffs opposition (Docket No. 24), defendants’ reply (Docket No. 31), and plaintiffs sur-reply (Docket No. 35), the Court now DENIES defendants’ motion.
I. Background
On May 14, 2012, plaintiff FirstBank Puerto Rico (“FirstBank”) filed a complaint for breach of contract and collection of monies against Atlantic…
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