Osorio et al v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against PRINCESS CRUISE LINES, LTD., a foreign corporation d/b/a PRINCESS CRUISES, INC.. Filing fee $ 350.00 receipt number 113C-4784035, filed by Fernando Osorio, Denia Iveth Rodriguez-Vissuette. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s))(Leesfield, Ira)

~JS

44 {Rev, 2/(8)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover shee~ and the infonnation contain~~herein neither replace nor suppJementthefiHngandservice ofpleadings or otherpapers as required by law, except as pr.oyi~ed
by lo~a.l rules ofcourt. This fonn, approved by the Judicial ConferenceoftheUnitedSta~~il}~e:Pt<':Jn~e:rl~?1,}~reql,ure4for_~e:~~<':(lft~~c;J(:r~l)fg()Hry.f()rt~e:purpose
of Inltlatmg
the ClvJl docket sheet. {SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE Of THE: fORM.)l'NQJ1UpE::--~tt~l1peY:$iNlJ!S!J1:lutli~t~AU<R~+nl~4'C~$~-$}JJ-~19W:;

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS
FERNANDO OSORIO and DENIA IVETH
PRINCESS CRUISE LINES, LTD., d/b/a PRINCESS CRUISES, a
RODRIGUEZ·VISSUETTE, as Personal Rep. of Estate of Fernando IllI foreign corporation
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(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plairitiff ~p"a"n"a"lTI"a,,~
County of Residenee of First Listed Defendant
P"'I"'a"n"ta"'t"io"'n"_
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

(c)

(IN

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

u.s. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

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

Ira H. Leesfield. LEESFIELD & PARTNERS, P.A.• 2350 S. Dixie
Highway. Miami, FL 33133 Tel: 305·854·4900; Fax: 305·854·8266

Attorneys (If Known)

Jeffrey Maltzman, Esq., Maltzman & Partners. P.A., 121 Alhambra
Plaza, Suite 1500, Coral Gables, FL 33134
I:lI
(d) Check County Where Action Arose:

.p MIAMI- DADE

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
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:I 2

u.S. Government
Plaintiff

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Oovcmmenl
Defendallt

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U,S_

(Place

1111

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MONROE

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BROWARD

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PALM BEACH

MARTIN

0

(for Diversity Cases Only)

3

4

federal Question
(U.S. Government Not aPMly)

Citizen ofTbis Slate

0

Diversity

Citizen of Another Siale

0

110 Insurance
PERSONAL INJURY
a 120 Marine
0 310 Airplane
o 130 Miller Acl
0315 Airplane Produci
o 140 Negotiable Inmument
Liability
CI 150 Recovery ofOverpaymehl
0)20 Assault, Libel &
& Bnforc~ment of Judgmenl
Slander
o 151 Medicare Act
0 BOFederal Employers'
o 152 Recovery of Defaulted
Liability
StudeJlt Loans
KI 340 Marine
(ExcL Veterans)
0345 Marine Product
o 153 Recovery of Overpayment
Liability
of Veteran's Benefits
0350 Motor Vehicle
o 160 Stockhl)lders' Suits
0355 Motor Vehicle
o 190 Other Conlract
Product Liability
o 195 Contracl Product Liability 0360 Other Personal

PERSONAL INJURY
0
362 Persolllllinjuly Med. Malpractice
0
365 Pemmal Injury PfOduct Liabillly
0
368 Asbestos Petsonal
Inji.nyProduct
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
0
370 Other fraud
0
371 Truth in Lending
0
380 OthetPersollal
Property Damage
0
385 Property Damage
Product Liability

tl 290'AII Other Real Property

0

0
0
0
0

0
0

0

Sentence
Habell1 C(lrpus:
530 General
535 Death Penalty

CI 445 Amer. w/DisabilHies

0

540 Mandamus &. Other CI

0

EmploymeJlt

I

Original
Proceeding

o

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)
2 Removed from
0
State Court

o

VI. RELATED/RE·FILED
CASE(S).

3

0

555 PIison Condition

CI

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4

R PERT
0 820 Copyrights
0 830 Palent
0 840 Trademark

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(]

0
0
0

400 Stale Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Org8nizalions
48Q Consumer Ctedit
490 Cable/Sat TV
810 Selective Service
850 Securities/Commodities!
Exchange
875 Customer Challenge
12 USC 341Q
890 Othet Slatutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
892 Economic Slabili~alion Act
893 Environmental Mailers
S94 Energy Allocation Acl
895 freedom oflnformailon Act
900 Appeal of Fee Detelmination
Under Equal Access to Justice

0

~~~i~::er Immisration

Reinstated or
Reopened

R) Re-filed Case a YES
(See instructions
second page):

0
0
0
0
0
CJ

950 Constitutionality of State
Statutes

462 Naturalh'alion
Applicalion
463 Habeas Corpus·Alien
Detainee

o

Re-flled(sce VI below)

OTHER STATUTES

BANKRUPTCY

0 422 Appeal 28 USC 158
0 423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157

0

550 CjvilRights

6;:e~mer. w!Disabilities

::J 440 Other Civil Rights

V. ORIGIN

o 6

Foreign Nalion

S C ALSE
RlTY
861 HIA (I395fi)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 D1WC/DIWW (405(g»
864 ssm Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g»)
Disclosure Ad
FEDERAL·.TAX·.··SVITS
740&Railway Labor Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
0 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Secllril
Act
0 871 lRS--Third Party
26 USC 1609

0

0442 EmploymeJlI
0 443 Housing!
Accommodations
0444 Welfare

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3

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Incorporllted and Principal Place
of Business 10 Another Slate

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610 Agricullure
620 Olher Food & Drug
625 Drug Relat~d Sehure
of Property 21 USC 881
630 LlquotLaws
640 R.R. & Truck
650 Airline Regs.
6600ccupalional
SafelyfHealth
690 Other
LB· It
710 Fair LaborStalldards
Act
720 Labor/Mgmt. RelaliOni
730 Labor!MgnU.Reporting

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0
0

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REALPROPt:RTY
CIVJL-RIGllTS
pRI$()NER··PETlT.WNS 0
o 210 Land CondemnatioJl
0441 Voting
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510 Motiona to Vacate 0
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F RFEITUREJPENALTY

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OKEECHOBEE
HIGHLANDS

Place an "X" in One BoxOnJ'"

CONTRACT

220 Foreclosure
230 Rcnt Lease & Ejectment
240 TOilS to Land
245 TortProdlicl Liability

0

and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF
Incorpof8ted orPrincipll1 Place
0
4
4
of Business In This Slate

PTF DEF
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(Indicille Cilizcnsllip o[PaTties in Item Ill)

IV, NATURE OF SUIT

INDIAN RIVER

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III, CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Place an "X" in One Box for Plaintiff

"X" in One Box Only)

Citizen or Subject of a
Forei n Count,

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o

ST. LUCIE

0

~

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5

Transferred from
another district

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6

(specify)

Multidistrict
Litigation

a

1

Appeal to District
Judge from
Magistrate
Jud<rment

b) Related Cases \1!YES aNO

NO

DGCKETNUMBER I: 12-cY·22022·JLK

JUDGE JAMES LAWRENCE KING

Cite the U.S, Civll Statute under which you are filing and Write a Brief Statement

of Cause (Do

not citejurIsdictionaJ statutes unless

diversity):

VII. CAUSE OF ACTION Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §1332.
LENGTH

OF TRlALvia --..l!L.... days estimated

VIII. REQUESTED IN
a CHECK IF THIS IS ACLASS ACTION
UNDER F.R.C.P, 23
COMPLAINT:
ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE & CORRECT TO
THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE

(for both sides to try entire case)

DEMAND S

CHECK

,

YES

only ifdemanded III complaint

JURY DEMAND:

¢ Y" 0 No

DATE

AMOUNT

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JS 44 Revelse {Rev. 02108)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS 44
Authority For Civil Cover Sheet
The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the infonnation contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and service ofpleading or other papers as required
by law,except as provided by local rules of Court. This fOrril, approvedbythe Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use
of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docketsheet. Consequently; a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk ofCourt for each civil complaint
filed. The attorney filing a case should complete the fonn as follows:

I.
(a) Plaintiffs-Defendants. Enter names (last, first; middle initial)ofplaintiffand defendant. Ifthe plaintiff or defendant is a government agency, use only
the full name or standard abbreviations. Ifthe plaintiffor defendant is anofficial within a government agency, identify first the agency and then the official, giving
both name and title.
(b) County of Residence. For each civil case filed, exceptUs. plaintiffcases, enter the name ofthe county where the first listed plaintiff resides at the time
of filing. In U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name ofthe county in which the first listed defendant resides at the time of filing. (NOTE: In land condemnation cases,
the county of residence of the "defendant" is the location of the tract oflandinvolved.)
(c) Attorneys. Enter the firm name, address, telephone number, and attorney ofrecord. Iftherc are several attorneys,list them on an attachment, noting
in this section "(see attachment)",
(d) Choose one County where Action Arose,

II.
Jurisdiction. The basis ofjurisdiction is set forth under Rule 8(a), F.R.C.P., which requires that jurisdictions be shown in pleadings. Place an "X" in one
ofthe boxes, If there is more than one basis ofjurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown belOW.
United States plaintiff. (1) Jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. 1345 and 1348, Suits by agencies and officers of the United States are included here.
United States defendant. (2) When the plaintiff is suing the United States, its officers or agencies, place an "X" in this box.
Federal question. (3) This refers to suits under 28 U.S,C. 1331, where jurisdiction arises under the Constitution of the United States, an amendment to the
Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty oftbe United States. In cases where the US. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or defendant code takes precedence, and box
1 or 2 should be marked.
Diversity of citizenship. (4) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. 1332, where parties are citizens of different states, When Box 4 is checked, the citizenship ofthe
different parties must be checked. (See Section III below; federal question actions take precedence over diversity cases.)

Ill.
Residence (citizenship) of Principal Parties. This section ofthe JS 44 is to be completed ifdiversity ofcitizenship was indicated above. Mark this section
for each principal party.

IV.

Nature of Suit. Place an "X" in the appropriate box. lfthe nature ofsuit cannot be determined, be sure the cause ofaction, in Section Vlbelow, is sufficient
to enable the deputy clerk or the statistical clerks in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit. Ifthe cause fits more than one nature of suit, select
the most definitive.

V.

Origin. Place an "X" in one of the seven boxes,

Original Proceedings. (1) Cases which originate in the United States District Courts.
Removed from. State Court. (2) Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts under Title 28 U.S.C., Section 1441. When the petition
for removal is granted, check this box.
Rcfiled (3) Attach copy of Order for Dismissal of Previous case. Also complete VI.
Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the filing date.
Transferred from Another District. (5) For cases transferred under Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a). Do not use this for within district transfers or multidistrict
litigation transfers.
Multidistrict Litigation. (6) Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority ofTitle 28 U.S.c. Section 1407. When this box
is checked, do not check (5) above.
Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment. (7) Check this box for an appeal from a magistrate judge's decision.
VI.
Rclatcd/Rcfilcd Cases. This section ofthcJS 44 is used to rcferencerclatcd pending cases or re~fiIcd cases. Insert the docket numbers and the corresponding
judge:> name for such cases.
VII.
Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a briefdescription of the cause, Do not cite jurisdictional statutes
unless diversity.
Example:
U.S. Civil Statute: 47 USC 553
Brief Description: Unauthorized reception of cable service
VlII.

Requested in Complaint. Class Action, Place an "X" in this box if you are filing a class action under Rule 23, F.R.Cv.P.

Demand. In this space entcr the dollar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preliminary injunction.
Jury Demand. Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not ajury is being demanded.
Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.