Riley v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.
Plaintiff: John Riley
Defendant: Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.
Case Number: 1:2025cv24468
Filed: September 29, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Ellen F D'Angelo
Referring Judge: Melissa Damian
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
March 18, 2026 Filing 14 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time FOR VARIOUS COURT DEADLINES by Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.. Responses due by 4/1/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Zubizarreta, Charlotte)
February 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER SCHEDULING MEDIATION before Mediator Michael Essington. Mediation Hearing set for 4/9/2026 09:00 AM. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 2/1/2026. See attached document for full details. (jas)
January 29, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Mike Essington as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 4/9/2026 at 9:00 a.m.. (Gerson, Nicholas)
January 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY PROCEDURES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo on 1/5/2026. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
January 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. ( Jury Trial set for 10/5/2026 in Miami Division before Judge Melissa Damian., Calendar Call set for 9/29/2026 at 01:30 PM in Miami Division before Judge Melissa Damian., Mediation Deadline 5/22/2026.), REFERRING CASE to Mediation. ( Mediation Deadline 5/22/2026.), REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo for Pretrial Non-Dispositive Matters. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 1/5/2026. See attached document for full details. (gqa) #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.
December 16, 2025 Filing 9 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by John Riley (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gerson, Nicholas)
December 1, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Joint Scheduling Report due by 12/18/2025 Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 12/1/2025. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
October 22, 2025 Filing 7 Certificate of Other Affiliates by John Riley (Gerson, Nicholas)
October 22, 2025 Filing 6 Defendant's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. (Zubizarreta, Charlotte)
October 22, 2025 Filing 5 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint by Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.. Attorney Charlotte Paige Zubizarreta added to party Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.(pty:dft). (Zubizarreta, Charlotte)
October 3, 2025 Filing 4 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by John Riley. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. served on 10/1/2025, response/answer due 10/22/2025. (Gerson, Nicholas)
September 29, 2025 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.. (ebz)
September 29, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo 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. (ebz)
September 29, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., A LIBERIAN CORPORATION. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18829085, filed by John Riley. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s) Summons)(Gerson, Philip)

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Plaintiff: John Riley
Represented By: Philip Maurice Gerson
Represented By: Nicholas Mitchell Plymale
Represented By: Nicholas I. Gerson
Represented By: Edward Steven Schwartz
Represented By: David L Markel
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Defendant: Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD.
Represented By: Charlotte Paige Zubizarreta
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