Plotkin v. NCL Corporation Ltd
Plaintiff: Victor Plotkin
Defendant: NCL CORPORATION LTD a foreign corporation doing business as Norwegian Cruise Line
Case Number: 1:2026cv20069
Filed: January 6, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Roy K Altman
Referring Judge: Enjolique A Lett
Nature of Suit: Marine
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER re #19 Notice of Settlement; Parties Joint Stipulation of Dismissal due 7/20/2026; Closing Case. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 6/22/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
June 19, 2026 Filing 19 NOTICE of Settlement by Victor Plotkin. Attorney Christopher John Bailey added to party Victor Plotkin(pty:pla). (Bailey, Christopher)
March 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER Setting Discovery Procedures. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 3/26/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
March 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 PAPERLESS ORDER SCHEDULING MEDIATION. The parties have filed a Notice of Mediator Selection and Hearing [ECF No. 16]. Mediation in this case shall be held before Lewis N. Jack, Jr., on June 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Within three days of the mediation, the parties must file (or arrange for the mediator to file) a mediation report. The report must indicate whether the case has settled (in full or in part), whether mediation was adjourned, or whether the mediator declared an impasse. If the mediation was adjourned, the parties must contemporaneously file a notice indicating the date and time to which it was adjourned and file a second mediation report within three days of the resumed mediation. If the parties fail to timely comply with this Order, we may impose sanctions. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 3/16/2026. (dh03)
March 13, 2026 Filing 16 NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Lewis N. Jack, Jr as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 6/24/2026 at 1:00 p.m.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Billera, John)
March 13, 2026 Filing 15 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Lewis N. Jack, Jr as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 06/24/2026 at 1:00 P.M.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sussman, Todd)
February 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Jury Trial set for 2/22/2027 in Miami Division before Judge Roy K. Altman. Calendar Call set for 2/16/2027 1:45 PM in Miami Division before Judge Roy K. Altman. Mediation Deadline 11/10/2026. ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett for Pretrial Non-Dispositive Matters. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/20/2026. See attached document for full details. (scn) #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.
February 20, 2026 Filing 13 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Victor Plotkin (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Scheduling Order)(Billera, John)
February 18, 2026 Filing 12 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Victor Plotkin (Billera, John) Modified Text on 2/19/2026 (ls).
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Order Requiring Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties. Joint Scheduling Report due by 2/20/2026. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/5/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
February 4, 2026 Filing 10 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by NCL Corporation Ltd identifying Corporate Parent NCL International, Ltd., Corporate Parent Arrasas Limited, Corporate Parent NCL Corporation Ltd., Corporate Parent Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. for NCL Corporation Ltd (Sussman, Todd)
February 4, 2026 Filing 9 RESPONSE to 7 Order,,, by NCL Corporation Ltd. (Sussman, Todd)
February 4, 2026 Filing 8 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint by NCL Corporation Ltd. Attorney Todd L Sussman added to party NCL Corporation Ltd(pty:dft). (Sussman, Todd)
February 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PAPERLESS ORDER. On January 12, 2026, our Plaintiff effectuated service of process on the Defendant. See Executed Summons [ECF No. 6]. That gave the Defendant until February 2, 2026, to file a response or answer. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i) (A defendant must serve an answer within 21 days after being served with the summons and complaint.). But that deadline went ignored. Accordingly, we order the Defendantby February 6, 2026to file a response or answer and to show good cause for its failure to comply with Rule 12. If the Defendant fails to do so, then we instruct the Plaintiff to move for a Clerks entry of default against the Defendant. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/4/2026. (dh03)
February 4, 2026 Reset Answer Due Deadline: NCL Corporation Ltd answer due 2/6/2026. Per DE 7 . (cqs)
January 22, 2026 Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Victor Plotkin. NCL CORPORATION LTD served on 1/12/2026, response/answer due 2/2/2026. (Billera, John)
January 22, 2026 Filing 5 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against NCL CORPORATION LTD, filed by Victor Plotkin.(Billera, John)
January 7, 2026 Filing 4 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Alias Not Added. The Filer failed to add the alias information for the party(ies). The correction was made. It is not necessary to re-file this document. (ksr)
January 7, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to NCL CORPORATION LTD. (ksr)
January 6, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Roy K. Altman. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett 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. (ksr)
January 6, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and Demand for Jury Trial against NCL CORPORATION LTD. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19094363, filed by Victor Plotkin. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s) Summons)(Billera, John)

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