Matos-Cruz v. JetBlue Airways Corporation et al

Filing 37

ORDER granting 36 motion to stay. The parties are DIRECTED to file a written status report on or before Monday, October 30, 2017 as to the status of this case. Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 10/2/2017. (VMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
FILOMENA MATOS-CRUZ,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 6:17-cv-380-Orl-37TBS

ABM AVIATION, INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Abate. (Doc. 35.) Plaintiff, an
elderly resident of Puerto Rico, seeks a forty-five day abatement of this action based on
Hurricane Maria’s devastating effects to Puerto Rico. (Id. at 1.) If granted, parties will then
evaluate whether this case can proceed to mediation, as previously scheduled. (Id. at 2.)
Given the procedural posture of this action and Plaintiff’s extraordinary
circumstances, a stay is warranted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1.

Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Abate (Doc. 36) is GRANTED. This case is
stayed until Monday, November 13, 2017.

2.

The parties are DIRECTED to file a written status report on or before
Monday, October 30, 2017 as to the status of this case.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on October 2, 2017.

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Copies to:
Counsel of Record

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