Ambrose et al v. Carnival Corp.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Carnival Corporation. Filing fee $ 350.00 receipt number 113C-4353016, filed by Charles Ambrose, Jamie Ambrose. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s))(Hoffman, Paul)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

""'lS 44 (Rev: 2/08)

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of
by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United S\!!~()~i!l_,$£!?}.~r!!ber,) 4 ·
the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)
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I.

(a)

apers as required by law, except as provided
pur,pose of mitiating

PLAINTIFFS

Charles Ambrose and Jamie Ambrose

Carnival Corp., d/b/a Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

(c) Attorney's (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT
LAND INVOLVED.

Paul M. Hoffman, Esq.
2888 East Oakland Park Blvd.
·Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
[phone]
(d) Check County Where Action Arose:

0 MIAMI- DADE

Attorneys (If Known)

0 MONROE

0 BROWARD

0 PALM BEACH

0 MARTIN

0 ST. LUCIE

0 INDIAN RIVER

0 OKEECHOBEE

HIGHLANDS

II.

BASIS OF JURISDICTION

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Ptace an "X" in one Box for Plaintiff

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

and One Box for Defendant)

(For Diversity Cases Only)

{b

U.S. Government

3

PTF

DEF

PTF

DEF

Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)

0 2

IV

I

U.S. Government
Defendant

0 4

0

D

I

Incorporated or. Principal Place
of Business In This State

D

D 4

Diversity

Plaintiff

Citizen of This State

Citizen of Another State

0

0

2

Incorporated and Principal Pl8ce
of Busiriess In Another State

D

0

Citizen or Subject of a

0 1

0

Foreign Nation ·

D

D 6

{Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Only)
TORTS
CONTRACT'

0 II 0 Insurance
D 120 Marine

PERSONAL INJURY
0 310 Airplane

D 130 Miller Act .
D 140 Negotiable Inst-ru_ment
D .150 RecOvery ofOverp~yment
& Enforcement of)udgment
D 151 M edic~re Act
D 152 Recovery of Defaulted

0 315 Airplane Product
Liability

Student Loans

(Excl. Veterans)

D

0 330 Federal Employers'
Liability
II 340 Marine
0 345 Marine Product

D
D

D 355 Motor Vehicle

195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

0 360 Other Personal
Injury

REAL PROPERTY

640 R.R. & Truck
650 Airline Regs.
660 Occupational

D 840 Trademark

Safety/Health
690 Other
LAB R
710 Fair Labor Standards

Act
720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations
730 Labor/Mgmt.Reporting

•SO IAL SECURITY

P.RISONER PETITIONS D

D 441 Voting
D 442 Employment
D 443 Housing/

D

Accommodations

D
D

D 290 All Other Real Property

CJ 445 Amer. w/Disabilities
Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities
0 Other

D

540 Mandamus & Other 0

0

550 Civil Rights

D

D 440 Other Civil Rights

D

555 Prison Condition

D

V. ORIGIN
Original
Proceeding

,fJ I

D
D

Removed from
· State Court

0 3

Re-filcd(see VI below)

a) Re-filed Case
VI. RELA TED/RE-FILED
CASE(S).

0

0 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(gJ)
D 864 SSID Title XVI

0

0 865 RSI (405(g))

D

740 Railway Labor Act
FEOERAL;TAX.SUITS·,''
790 Other Labor Litigation
D 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Securit
or Defendant)

Act

D 871 IRS-Third Party

26

usc 7609

0
D
D
D
D

462 Naturalization
Application

0

Antitrust

Banks 'and Banking
Commerce
D~portation

Racke.tecr In.fluenced and
Corrupt Organizations
480 ColisUmer Credit
..

490 .Cable/Sat TV
819 Selective Servi~e
850. Securities/Co~modities/
Exchange_

875 Customer·Challenge
12 usc .3410
890 Other Statutory Actions·
891 Agricultural Acts
892 Economic Stabilization Act
893 EnvironmentS! Matters

894 Energy Allocation Act
895 Freedom of Information Act
900 Appeal of Fee Determination·
Under Equa~ Access to Justice

463 Habeas Corpus-Alien
Detainee
465 Other Immigration
Actions

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

0 2

D
D
D
.. D

D 861 HIA (I 395ft)
D 862 Black Lung (923)

535 Death Penalty

510 Motions to VaCate
Sentence
Habeas Corpus:
530 General

400 State Reapportionment

D 41 0
D 430
D 450
D 460
D .470

157

PROPER TV Rl niTS
D 820 Copyrights
D 830 Patent

D 210 Land Condemnation
D 220 Foreclosure
0 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
D 240 Torts to Land
D 245 Tort ProdUct Liability

D 444 Welfare

usc

0

orProperty 21 USC 881
630 Liquor Laws

& Disclosure Act

CIVIL RIGHTS

28

625 Drug Related Seizure

D
D
D
D

Property Damage
Product LiabilitY

. OTHER STATUTES

BANKRUP·TCY'
0 422 Appeal28 USC 158
0 423 Withdrawal

D
D

385 Property Damage

D

610 Agriculture
620 Other Food & Drug

D

Liability

0

Product Liability

D
D

PERSONALPROPE~TY

Liability

160 Stockholders' Suits
190 Other Contract

0

D

Injury Product :

0 350 Motor Vehicle

of Veteran's Benefits

'·

Med. Malpractice
365 Personal Injury: Product Liability
368 Asbestos PersOnal

370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Lendi?g
380 Other Personal

D 153 Recovery of Overpayment
D
D
D
D

D

D 320 Assault, Libel &

Slander

F 'RFEITUREIPENALTY

PERSONAL INJU~Y
362 Personal InjuryD

4

Reinstated or
Reopened

0 YES

0

~NO

5

D

Transferred from
another district
(specify)

0 6

Multidistrict
Litigation

950 Constitutionality of Sta~e ·
Statutes

0 7

Appeal to District
Judge from
Magistrate
JudJJ:ment

b) Related Cases 0 YES 0 NO

(See instructions

second page):

JUDGE

DOCKET NUMBER
•

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you: are filing and Write a Brief Statement of Cause (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless
diversity):
VII. CAUSE OF ACTION

28 U.S.C. 1333
LENGTH OF TRIAL via 4

VIII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:

0

days estif\lated (for both sides to try entire case)

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
UNDER F.R.C.P. 23

ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE & CORRECT TO
THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE

5

CHECK YES only if demanded iil complaint:

DEMAND$

JURY DEMAND:

SIG~~

0 Yes

~No

DATE

January 5, 2012

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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