Whitecotton v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Plaintiff: Cynthia Whitecotton
Defendant: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., a Liberian Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
Case Number: 1:2022cv20945
Filed: March 29, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Jonathan Goodman
Referring Judge: Robert N Scola
Nature of Suit: Marine
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1333 Admiralty
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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May 26, 2022 Filing 20 Plaintiff's MOTION to Strike #18 Answer to Amended Complaint (Certain Affirmative Defenses) by Cynthia Whitecotton. Responses due by 6/9/2022 (Hayashi, Matthias)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER OF REFERRAL TO MEDIATION: Trial set for 5/8/2023 in Miami Division before Judge Robert N. Scola Jr.., Calendar Call set for 5/2/2023 at 9:00 AM in Miami Division before Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 5/20/2022. See attached document for full details. (ail) #Pattern Jury Instruction Builder - To access the latest, up to date changes to the 11th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions go to https://pji.ca11.uscourts.gov or click here.
May 12, 2022 Filing 18 Defendant's ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Amended Complaint by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (Florez, George)
May 12, 2022 Filing 17 Proposed SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Cynthia Whitecotton (Aronfeld, Spencer)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 PAPERLESS ORDER: The Court denies as moot #13 the Defendant's motion to dismiss. The Plaintiff's amended pleading moots the motion to dismiss the prior pleading. See Taylor v. Alabama, 275 F. Appx 836, 838 (11th Cir. 2008) (noting that when the plaintiffs amended their complaint the defendants' motion to dismiss became moot). Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. (kbe)
May 6, 2022 Filing 15 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd, filed by Cynthia Whitecotton.(Hayashi, Matthias)
April 25, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name by George Sebastian Florez (Florez, George)
April 22, 2022 Filing 13 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS #1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Count IV by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Attorney George Sebastian Florez added to party Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd(pty:dft). Responses due by 5/6/2022 (Florez, George)
April 6, 2022 Filing 12 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Cynthia Whitecotton. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd served on 4/1/2022, response/answer due 4/22/2022. (Aronfeld, Spencer)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MAGISTRATE JUDGE GOODMAN'S DISCOVERY PROCEDURES ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 3/31/2022. See attached document for full details. (fbn)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order Requiring Discovery and Scheduling Conference and Order Referring Discovery Matters to the Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 3/31/2022. See attached document for full details. (drz)
March 31, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE by Cynthia Whitecotton re #1 Complaint OF FILING AMENDED CIVIL COVER SHEET (Aronfeld, Spencer)
March 30, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE of Striking #7 Notice (Other) filed by Cynthia Whitecotton by Cynthia Whitecotton (Aronfeld, Spencer)
March 30, 2022 Filing 7 Stricken per DE#8 -NOTICE by Cynthia Whitecotton re #1 Complaint OF FILING AMENDED CIVIL COVER SHEET (Aronfeld, Spencer) Modified on 3/31/2022 (drz).
March 30, 2022 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (drz)
March 30, 2022 Filing 5 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Incorrect case opening information. The Filer selected the incorrect Jury demand when filing. The correction was made. It is not necessary to re-file this document. (drz)
March 30, 2022 Filing 4 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Incorrect case opening information. The Filer selected the incorrect Jurisdiction when filing. The correction was made. It is not necessary to re-file this document. (drz)
March 30, 2022 Filing 3 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Civil Cover Sheet Missing Cause of Action and Nature of Suit Information. Filer is instructed to file a Notice (Other) with the Amended Civil Cover Sheet attached within 24 hours of the notice. (drz)
March 29, 2022 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman 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. (drz)
March 29, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., a Liberian Corporation. Filing fees $ 402.00 receipt number AFLSDC-15515685, filed by Cynthia Whitecotton. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s))(Aronfeld, Spencer)

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Plaintiff: Cynthia Whitecotton
Represented By: Spencer Marc Aronfeld
Represented By: Abby Hernandez Ivey
Represented By: Matthias Masayasu Hayashi
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Defendant: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., a Liberian Corporation
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Defendant: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
Represented By: George Sebastian Florez
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