Arceo Mendoza v. Carnival Corporation
Plaintiff: Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza
Defendant: Carnival Corporation doing business as Carnival Cruise Lines
Case Number: 1:2026cv20713
Filed: February 3, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Cecilia M Altonaga
Referring Judge: Lisette M Reid
Nature of Suit: Marine
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 21, 2026 Filing 24 PAPERLESS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF HEARING: re 21 Discovery Hearing set for 7/22/2026 02:00 PM via Zoom before Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid. Zoom Information: Meeting ID: 165 777 0543; Passcode: 138618. (rgz)
July 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF HEARING by ATTORNEY: re 19 PAPERLESS ORDER STRIKING #18 Motion to Compel. Parties are to comply with the procedures listed in the Court's Scheduling Order and the undersigned's Standing Discovery Order for discovery related requests. See ECF No. #15 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid on 7/9/2026. (rgz), 21 PAPERLESS NOTICE of Hearing: Discovery Hearing set for 7/22/2026 02:00 PM via Zoom before Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid. Zoom Information: Meeting ID: 165 777 0543; Passcode: 138618. (rgz), #18 MOTION to Compel DATES FOR DEPOSITION AND FOR SANCTIONS (Levine, Michael)
July 17, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza (Levine, Michael)
July 10, 2026 Filing 21 PAPERLESS NOTICE of Hearing: Discovery Hearing set for 7/22/2026 02:00 PM via Zoom before Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid. Zoom Information: Meeting ID: 165 777 0543; Passcode: 138618. (rgz)
July 10, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Evan Levine on behalf of Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza (Levine, Michael)
July 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 PAPERLESS ORDER STRIKING #18 Motion to Compel. Parties are to comply with the procedures listed in the Court's Scheduling Order and the undersigned's Standing Discovery Order for discovery related requests. See ECF No. #15 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid on 7/9/2026. (rgz)
July 9, 2026 Filing 18 STRICKEN MOTION to Compel DATES FOR DEPOSITION AND FOR SANCTIONS by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza. Responses due by 7/23/2026. (Levine, Michael) Per DE 19 Modified Text Striking on 7/10/2026 (cwc).
April 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER SCHEDULING MEDIATION before Mediator Peter Abraham, Esq. on August 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. The parties are reminded that a report of the mediation is due within seven (7) days of the mediation conference. Signed by Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 4/13/2026. See attached document for full details. (nt)
April 10, 2026 Filing 16 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Peter Abraham as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 8/18/2026 at 10:00 a.m.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Craven, Andrew)
March 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Jury Trial set for 1/25/2027 before Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Calendar Call set for 1/19/2027 at 9:00 AM in Miami Division before Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Parties must have completed mediation and filed a mediation report by 10/5/2026. Signed by Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 3/20/2026. See attached document for full details. (nt) #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.
March 20, 2026 Filing 14 Defendant's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Carnival Corporation (Goerss, Alexander)
March 20, 2026 Filing 13 Proposed SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Carnival Corporation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Goerss, Alexander)
March 20, 2026 Filing 12 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza (Levine, Michael)
March 9, 2026 Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alexander Michael Goerss on behalf of Carnival Corporation (Goerss, Alexander)
March 9, 2026 Filing 10 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint by Carnival Corporation. Attorney Alexander Michael Goerss added to party Carnival Corporation(pty:dft). (Goerss, Alexander)
March 9, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Elisha Sullivan on behalf of Carnival Corporation. Attorney Elisha Sullivan added to party Carnival Corporation(pty:dft). (Sullivan, Elisha)
March 9, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew Douglas Craven on behalf of Carnival Corporation. Attorney Andrew Douglas Craven added to party Carnival Corporation(pty:dft). (Craven, Andrew)
February 18, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES by 3/20/2026. Signed by Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 2/18/2026. See attached document for full details. (nt)
February 17, 2026 Filing 6 Clerk's Notice to Filer re DE #4 Summons Returned Executed as to USA. Wrong Event Selected; ERROR - The Filer selected the wrong event. The document was re-docketed by the Clerk, see DE 5 . It is not necessary to refile this document. (cwc)
February 17, 2026 Filing 5 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza. Carnival Corporation served on 2/17/2026, response/answer due 3/10/2026. See DE #4 for Image. (cwc)
February 17, 2026 Filing 4 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza. Carnival Corporation served on 2/17/2026, response/answer due 4/20/2026. (Levine, Michael)
February 4, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Carnival Corporation. (cwc)
February 3, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid 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. (cwc)
February 3, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Carnival Corporation. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19183259, filed by Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s))(Levine, Michael) Modified Text on 2/4/2026 (cwc).

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Plaintiff: Rod Marianne Arceo Mendoza
Represented By: Michael Evan Levine
Represented By: Gary Devenow Fox
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Represented By: Elisha Sullivan
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