Campbell v. Air Jamaica Limited/Caribbean Airlines

Filing 34

FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 8/17/2012. (jw)

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I TH E U NI N TED STATES DISTR I CO U R T CT FO R TH E SO UTH ERN DI STR I T O F FLO R I A C D M I M ID I I O N A V SI C as No. 11 C V e : - 23233- I G K N A LLAN CAM PBELL, Pl ntf , ai if V. A l J A I LTD .a R AM CA nd CARI BBEAN AI NES, RLI De e nt . f nda s / FI NAL ORDER O F DISM I SSAL W I PREJUDI TH CE TH I M ATTER comesbe or t Cour upon Def ntAi J m aca Lt ' M o i t S f e he t enda r a i d.s ton o Dimis( #20 a Dee ntCai a Ailne Li td' M oi t Dimis( #22) s s DE ) nd fnda rbbe n ri s mie s ton o s s DE , fld J 22,201 andJ 27,a01 r pe tvel Theen,Defnda Ai J iaLt (i r ie une 2 une ' 2, es ci y. ri ! e nt r amac d. ç Ai Jmac ' se sd s s a oftea o esye a to f rlc o s b e tmatr u idcin whl a ia' e k imis l h b v -t ld cin o a k f u j c te j rs ito , ie ) Dee n Cai n Ailne Li td Cd rbbe n Ailnes' s e dimis lof t a ve fnda t rbbea ri s mie ca i a ri ' e ks s s a ) he bo syl a ton a tm e ba r d. 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N. pt sai ha tcl 9 y pple o ç ec c os oc asone by dea i ta porai ).I ohe wor ,da sf e i ldites c usd c i d ly n rns tton' n t r ds mage or motona sr s a e by d a a e notr c a e unde Ari e 1 See e. ,Le v Ame i Ailne I ,Ca eN o. ely r e over bl r tcl 9. , g. e . rcan r i s nc. s CI A.3 CV1 7 P,2 0 W L 1 9 0,a * ( D.Te J l 2,2 0 )( e yng e to a V. 01 1 9 0 2 461 2 t 3 N. x. uy 0 2 d n i moi n l da a s c us by dely t t r s td i among ot r i onve e s pa s nge s ( i m ge a ed a ha e ule n, he nc ni nce , s e r t ng be ta d i a ç di a ea'wihouta qua ef r ppe n hol ng r t de t ood, t ,r sr waer e toom f c ltes a ... i f ce a iii , nd beng or d t s e dt eng ti s bsa d r ,dry, ndu a emo es....) af' 35 F.d 3 6 (t Ci. o p n h ih n u tn ad it a ns f tl ' , f d 5 3 8 5h r ' 200 . 4) He e, antf Cn r Pl i if mpbels ks$5, 000. i da esal dl i ur e asar s tof l ee 000, 00 n mag lege y nc r d e ul t de a of hi ta fom Ki t n,J i a t Ft La dae,Fl i M o e s c fcal he l y s r vel r ngso ama c o . uder l orda. r pe ii ly, Plitf Ca b l alg s t t tth d fn a t a td n gie ty d e t t e d ly a d anif mp el l e ha il e e e d n ce e l n l u o h ea n e g g 5 Alhoug Pl n if Ca t h aitf mpbe ldoes not s cii a l al ge da a s u r Aril 1 of t l pe fc ly le m ge nde tc e 7 he Conve i n,t ki t a lgatonsoft Am e nto a ng he le i he nded Compl n i t lghtm os f a e t t ait n he i t avor bl o he pr s Pli if t Cour' a ysswiladdr s Ari l 1 a wel a Aril 1 o e a ntf, he ts nal i l e s tce 7, s l s tc e 9. 4 a ndonme oft pl ntf who had t r mai a t aipor ove ni outi t tr nal ba nt he ai if o e n t he r t r ght sde he e mi buidi whih wa unde r par , unde a r e weahe a be m e i1 a t ar t i l ng, c s r e is r dve s t r nd ca 1 t he ipor n Kig t n, a ia' ( Co l ! 1 ) Heas alg sta heh d t nxeyt ma t efih n so J mac . Am. mp . 2 . lo le e h t a û it o ke h lg t ' a s nc hi pe m a nt r s dent a i n c r w oul e r on Se em ber 9, 2009 a he w oul i e s r ne e i le a d d xpie pt nd d e c u trpr be wihi g ainu o arv li teUni d S ae . (d a ! 1 ) I wa n t n o ne o lms t mmirto p n ria n h t tts' 1 . t 5 .t s o , e ' ho ve ,un i Pl i if Ca we r tl antf mpbe l a rved a t For La r l Holywood Aipor t t he l ri t he t ude dae- l r t ha s htmedia atnton.(d a ! 1 .Furhe,Pli ifCampbeldoesnotalgea physca oug c l te i 1 t 6) t r antf l le ny il ma ie tto so hi a xey a de t na d srs u tl i ( o lp g)a ho i M i s a nf sain f s n it n moi l ite s ni h s d la se t me n mni' nd o c ' s b e u n S d lso t J c s n Me ra Ho ptl(n M imi F o ia s fe ig fo a u s q e t l misinq o a k o a mo il s i i a , l rd j u f rn r m a h atatc . (# a ! 1 &1 ) Up n c r f c nsd rto o te Ame de Co lit te e r ta k' f . t ! 2 6 . o aeul o ie ai n f h ' n d mp an , h Cour fnds t tt Am e d Compli does not s fc e ty al ge t t Pl ntf Cn ti ha he nde ant ufi i n l le ha ai if mpbel l s f r d anyphysc m a f t to ofhi e o i dite sand a e y untlhi ta t So h ufe e ial niesai n s m tonal sr s nxit i s r vel o ut Fl i wa c orda s ompl e and he ha s es f l bee admit t t Unie St t s wih hi et d ucc s uly n ted o he td ae t s pe m a ntr sde ale ca d.Ac di y,t Co tfnds t tPl i if Ca r ne e i nt i n r cor ngl he ur i ha antf mpbe li s ki l s ee ng da a s f t s f rng ofpur e o i na dite s a a ey,whih a e no r ove abl m ge or he uf e i e m to l sr s nd nxit c r t ec r e unde A ri e 1 oft M ontea Conve i r tcl 9 he r l nton. Plitf Ca b l' sc d a s re g o n f r j rs ito u d r t e M o te l an if mp els e on s e td r u d o u idcin n e h nr a Conve i n i unde Ari e 1 To s ts y Ari e 1 s care la lt pr son f pe s na nto s r tcl 7. . a if tcl 7' rir ibiiy ovii or r o l ij r ,a p an ifmu tpla a d etb ih t re rq ie n s () a C c ie t mu th ve nu y litf s e d n sa ls h e e ur me t: 1 n t cd n ' s a a ' o c re ()ij r o d ahmu th v o c re a d( )t eprc dn t c n iinsmus h v c u rd; 2 nu y r e t s a e c u rd; n 3 h e e ig wo o dto tae o ure whie S mba ki ord s mba ki 'o durng t ti is f M ar t v. cc r d l s e r ng i e r ng' r i he lght tel. ote Am.Ailne , ri s I c.296 F.d 1 1 ( 1h Ci.2002) Uponr viw oft Ame d Compli ,t Cou t n, 3 255, 259 1 t r . ee he nde ant he r fnds t t Pl i if Cn i ha antf mpbel ha not s fcen l a lged t oc urenc of a l ci nt't l s ufi i ty le he c r e n s de ' o ac i nvoke Ar i l 1 tc e 7. t n ç c i nt unde Ari l 1 i t n unexpe t d orunus e ntorha ni t i i a c de ' A. r tce 7 s a ce ual ve ppe ng hat s e e na t t pa s nge ,' ElAlfztc Ailne ,Lt v.T Yuan Ts ng,525 U. 1 1 n. xtr l o he s e r'' é z / ri s d. sui e S. 55, 65 9 (999)(ii Ai Fr e v a,470 U. 392,405 ( 985 ) Fori tnc t Ni h Cic t 1 ctng r anc .Sak S. 1 ). nsa e, he nt rui Co tofAppeasha he d t tt s z e a f c c ki ofa pa s nge ' ca r on bagt t ur l s l ha he eiur nd or ed hec ng s e r s ryha co aned a br ahi de c a m e ca i c tt e a E cdent'unde Ari e 1 whie nt i e t ng vie nd di ton onsiut d n d i ' ac r tcl 7, l t Sec Cic tCour ofAppea sha hel t tt s a chi ofa pas e rbef e boa di he ond r ui t l s d ha he e r ng s nge or r ng doesno.Compar Pr s od v AMR,I . 383F. 8 ,868( h Ci.200 ,wih T n v ElAl t e ec . nc, 3d 61 9t r 4) t se g . 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Fl. u 1 , 01 )(ç s Cad z -s r' c r icar s,ao e d s 4 7 2 , 4 2 SD. a J ne 5 2 1 ç . r o a o is a da ret ln , oe M notc tt e a iccde 'unde t M onte lConve i '.l a to t r i a ge a onsiut n a i nt r he ra nton.' n ddiin, hee s nerl ) c e us t t net r t dely of a ti nor t S ons ns ha ihe he a lght he é bumpi 'of a pas e r c tt t a ng' s nge onsiu e n é ccde 'unde Aril 1 Se ,eo ,l reDep Ven Thr osi Lii i No.04- 606,2007 i i nt' a r tce 7. e g. n e i omb s tgaton, 1 W L 3027351,*1 -1 ( D.Ca.( t 1 2007)(ttngt tdea i ai ta aearaiy a 4 6 N. l )c. 2, sai ha lys n r rvel r e lt nd c r ra ona ybes i t beunus oru xpe td) Weisv ElAllr Ailne,Lt ,433 F. amot e s bl ad o ual ne ce ; s . s. ri s d. Supp.2 361 363 n. ( D. Y.2006) (sBumpi i by now a weletbls d ari d , 3 S. N. çç ng' s l-sa ihe ilne i ty pr c i wher by pa s nge s a e de e s a s d t i e i lo r e lng,whi h i ndusr a tce e s e r r nid e t ue o ntntona ve s li c s ie ntndedt mi miet numbe ofe ys asduet c eltons' .Acc di y,co tui o ni z he r mpt e t o anc lai .' ) or ngl nsr ng t Ame he nded Compli i t lg m os f vor bl t pr s Pli if Ca pbel none of t ant n he i ht t a a e o o e antf m l, he fcs alg d c n tt t a t c ie t't iv k j rs ito u d rAril 1 o t e M o te l a t l t o siut n d cd n' o n o e u idcin n e t e 7 f h e a c nr a Conve i Ast Cour ha de e mi d t tt a ve syld a ton doe c e wihi eihe nton. he t s t r ne ha he bo -t e c i s om tn t r Aril 1 or Aril 1 of t M o r a Conve i n,i nee notr c Def nda Ca i n tc e 7 tc e 9 he nte l nto t d ea h e nt rbbea Ailnes lmia i 'pe i a g e . ri ' i t tons rod r um nt6 Ac r i y,a tra c r f r viw oft r c d a bei ot r s f l ad s , i i co d ngl fe a e ul e e he e or nd ng he wie uly vied t s ORDERED,ADJUDGED a DECREED a f lw s nd s olo : Dee tAi J maia' M oto t Dimis( #20)be a t s mei,hee fndan r a c s in o s s DE , nd he a s rby G R AN TED . 2. Pli if Ca antf mpbels Amende Compl nt ( #9) i DI I l' d ai DE s SM SSED wih t pr j c ast bot Dee ntAi J mac a Defnda Cai n Ailne eudie o h fnda r a ia nd e nt rbbea ri s f rlc o s b e t te j idcin. o a k f u j c matr urs ito 3. TheCl r s lCLO SE t sc s . ek hal hi a e A l pe ng m otonsar DE NI asm oot l ndi i e ED . DONE AND ORDERED i Chambe s a t J mes La e e Ki Fede a J tce n r t he a wr nc ng r l usi Buidi i M i mi Fl rdat s 1 t da ofAug t 201 l ng n a , o i hi 7h y us, 2. a..' ' g* r z? / z' J ES LA W RE CE KI G N I TED STATES DI STRI J CT UD SO U THERN D I STRI OF FLO I A CT 6 The Cour nots ho t e , weve ,t t i t Ame r ha f he nded Com pli ha saed a cli under t a nt d t t am he Montea Co nto t Coul woul be i lne t rj tt lmiains pei ag nt r l nve in, he d d nci d o eec he i tto ' rod rume , bec us i woul bepaenty unf i'o ba apl i ifss ton t ba i oft lmiai 'pe i a et d t l alt r antf ui he ss he i t tons rod whe e t i ta Compl nt was tl d wihi t a ia e pe i a dim is d wihou r he nii l ai ie t n he pplc bl rod nd s s e t t p eu iet r -ie S eg neal Mo te lCo ve to a t 3 (s e to sa t c lu ai n o rj dc o e fl. e e r l nr a n n in r. 5 d si n s o ac lto f y ou t pei oflmiai ar l tt t c toft f u ' he rod i ttons e ef o he our he or m.l. 7 CC; Pl it an t A lan C a pbe l l m l 20601NE ls Ct t . 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