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IN
THE
CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE
THIRTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND
FOR
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,
FLORIDA
GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION
NEIL J. GILLESPIE, Plaintiff, CASE NO.: 05-CA-7205
RICmlViO
vs. BARKER,
RODEMS
COOK, P.A., DIVISION: C
MAY
05
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a Florida professional service corporation,
CLERK OF CIRCUIT
COURT HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY
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WILLIAM J. COOK, DEMAND
FOR
TRIAL
BY
JURY
Defendants.
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MOTION
FOR
LEAVE
TO
SUBMIT PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiffpro se Neil J. Gillespie moves for leave to submit Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint pursuant to Rule
1
190(a), Fla.R.Civ.P. A party may
amend
a pleadingonce
as
amatter
of
course. Leave
of
courtshallbegivenfreely
when
justiceso
requires. A copy
of
the amended pleading is attached to this motion. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 5th day
of
May, 2010. I
HEREB
Y CERTIFY that a true and correct copy
of
the foregoing
has been
furnished by
hand to
Ryan Christopher Rodems, attorney, Barker,
Rodems Cook,
P.A., Attorneys for Defendants, 400 North Ashley Drive, Suit 0, pa, I . 33602, this 5th day
of
May, 2010.
 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDAGENERAL CIVIL DIVISION
 NEIL J. GILLESPIE,Plaintiff,CASE NO.: 05-CA-7205vs.BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A., DIVISION: Ca Florida professional service corporation,WILLIAM J. COOK, DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY RYAN CHRISTOPHER RODEMS,CHRIS A. BARKER,Defendants. _________________________________/
PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, NEIL J. GILLESPIE, sues defendants, BARKER, RODEMS, & COOK,P.A., a Florida professional service corporation, and WILLIAM J. COOK, RYANCHRISTOPHER RODEMS, and CHRIS A. BARKER, corporate officers and natural persons, and alleges:
Parties
1.Plaintiff, NEIL J. GILLESPIE, resides in Ocala, Marion County, Florida. (“Plaintiff”).2.Defendant BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A. is a Florida professional servicecorporation and law firm with offices located at 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 2100 inthe city of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, 33602. (“BRC”). For the purpose of this complaint, BRC is a successor law firm to Alpert, Barker, Rodems, Ferrentino &Cook, P.A. (“Alpert firm”), the predecessor law firm.
 
Page - 23.Defendant CHRIS A. BARKER is licensed attorney, Florida Bar ID no. 885568, acorporate officer of BRC, and a natural person. (“Mr. Barker” or “Barker”). Mr. Barker isadded to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint under the relation back doctrine,Fla.R.Civ.P., Rule 1.190(c). Mr. Barker was a partner of the predecessor Alpert firm.4.Defendant RYAN CHRISTOPHER RODEMS is a licensed attorney, Florida Bar IDno. 947652, a corporate officer of BRC, and a natural person. (“Mr. Rodems” or “Rodems”).Rodems is added to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint under the relation back doctrine,Fla.R.Civ.P., Rule 1.190(c). Mr. Rodems was a partner of the predecessor Alpert firm.5.Defendant WILLIAM J. COOK is a licensed attorney, Florida Bar ID no. 986194,a corporate officer of BRC, and a natural person. (“Mr. Cook” or “Cook”). Mr. Cook wasa partner of the predecessor Alpert firm.
Jurisdiction and Venue
6.This is an action for damages that exceed $15,000.00.7. The events complained of occurred in Hillsborough County, Florida. BRC hasoffices located in Hillsborough County, Florida.8.Mr. Barker, Mr. Rodems, and Mr. Cook reside in Hillsborough County, Florida.Background 9.The Alpert law firm sought Plaintiff to serve as class-action representative in twoseparate lawsuits, one against ACE Cash Express and one against AMSCOT Corporation.The litigation was over so-called “payday loans” which are delayed deposit check cashing schemes that can result in usurious rates of interest for the consumer. The Alpertfirm needed Plaintiff to intervene and save the AMSCOT case from dismissal as its initial plaintiff Eugene Clement was unqualified. Defendants assumed the case after the Alpert

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