Garcia v. Carnival Corporation, No. 1:2011cv23373 - Document 35 (S.D. Fla. 2012)

Court Description: ORDER GRANTING IN PART 13 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 3/7/2012. (rg1)

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Garcia v. Carnival Corporation Doc. 35 I THE UM TED STATES DI N STRI COURT CT FOR THE SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA Cas N o.11 c 23373 K M M e - v- GEM A GARCI A, Pl ntf , ai i f VS. CM NI VAL C0RP. , De e nt f nda . / ORDER GM NTI I PART DEFENDANT' M O TI N TO DI I NG N S O SM SS THI CAUS c meb f r t eCo r u o Dee d n ' Mo int Dimis( No. 3 . S E a eo e h u t p n fn a ts to o s s ECF 1 ) Pli tf fld aRe p n e( No. 6 a dDe e d n fldaRe l ( No. 9 .Th M oin anif e s o s ECF 2 ) n fn a t ie p y ECF 2 ) e to i now rpe f r viw . UPON CON SI s i or e e DERATI oft M oton,t peri ntpori oft ON he i he tne tons he r cor a beng ot r s f ly a s d i t pr s ,t sCour e e st f l ng Or r e d, nd i he wie ul dvie n he emies hi t nt r he olowi de . L BACKGROUND l n i i ap ro lij r a to t a aie o to ij e Plitf Ge Gacaalg dy s s es na nu y cin h t rs s u f n mis an if ma ri l e l e s t i whieapa s ng a r t De tny c u s lne . 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Thus Countl e s n glge e nd or ibiiy r mi e ne i o tous tviy , i i ope t t e e t t Count I a tmpt t sa e a ne i nc c e of aci n a i t s mpr r o he xtnt ha te s o t t glge e aus to gans Dee da tf rte c mmiso o itnina t rs a d i t rf r d s se wih p eu ie fn n o h o si n f ne t l o t, n s heeo e imisd t rj dc . o Addii ly,Co V ofPli ips Com pl ntsm ia l a tmpt t sae ane i nc ca e of tona l unt antf ai i lry te s o t t glge e us aci n a i tDef nda f t c to gans e nt or he omm ison ofi en i t t,a f t f egoi r s nsi si nt tonal ors nd or he or ng ea o s as dimis dwihp eu c . lo s se t rj die R, leI ionm e Fa s mprs nt CountI of Ga ci s Com pli t a lges De e ntf ley i ioned he whe c e V r a' a n le f nda as l mprs r n rw m e r f Def nda c i he t he c bi byplci acr w membe i e a ey o sde mbe s or e nt onfned r o r a n a ng e r mm dit l ut i ofhe ca n doora pr ven i he fom ot m ie l a ng he c n untlt f l ng da . r bi nd e tng r r he s e vi r abi i he olowi y 4 Falei ionme i Fl rda i dei d asççl unl wf r sr ntofa pe s a i thi wil s mprs nt n o i s fne çle a ul e tai t r on gans s l, t gitof whi a ton i t t a uldetnton of t pli if a t de i ton of hi he s ch c i s he ml wf e i he antf nd he prva i s lb ry' J h o v.Ba n s& No l Bo ks l r .l .43 F.d 1 1 ,1 1 ( 1 Ci. 06 ie t.' o ns n ' re be o el s nc, 7 3 1 2 1 6 1 + r 20 ) e ( u t Es s i Cny. h. v. a g 6 0 S 2 5 , 7 ( a 1tDit Ct Ap 1 9 ). q oi c mba t Sc Bd. Br g , 8 o.d 71 5 2 Fl. s s. . p. 9 6) ng ç n af s i prs ç l ale m ionme a ton t pl ntf i r r d onl t l t bls i prs nt c i he ai if s equie y o esa ih m ionmen co r r t nta y t hswi a d teu a un s o t d tn in' I ( u tn Riesv. l r sDe ' Str. o i l n h nlwf le s f he ee to .' d. q o ig v r Dil d pt o e l ' a I c, 9 S 2 1 28 1 31( a 1tDit Ct Ap 1 9 ) n .6 8 o.d 3 , 3 Fl. s s. . p. 9 7 . De e n doesno de t tGa c awasc fnda t t ny ha r i onfne t he r d o r oom on t ni i q ton, he ght n uesi bu a gu t tGa c af l t alegei he Co pl ntho t c t r es ha r i ais o l n r m ai w he onfne mentwasç a f l' To t w u. ' unl s e ntisa gtm e t Def nda a tche t isM oton a c ofDef nda ' tc tco r c uppl me t r l n , e nt ta s o t i opy e nts i ke nta t wih a lpa s ng r , ch pr de i r e ntpa t t l s e e s whi ovi s n elva r: Cnnv la dteMatre c rsre terg tt rf s pmsj ,dsmb r o ria n h se ah eev s h ih o eue sa e ie ak r c i t a sae oom a Gues whos physc orm e a c ton,orbe vi onfne o t tr ny t e ial nt l ondli ha or woul beconsde ed i t s eopi on oft Ca an a ort s p' physca d i r n he ol ni he pt i nd/ he hi s i in t c tt e a rs t t Gues' own wel- ng o t t ofa ot Gues or o onsiut ik o he ts lbei r ha ny her t c e m e be . rw m r De . M o .t Dimis Ex A. a 5 ( No.1 - ) Dee d n tusag e - i a dto t f' t o s s, . , t ECF s 3 1 . f n a t h r u s n d iin o Ga ci sf im et pl d a f c ss r a' a l o ea ny a t uppori t alegai t the confnemen wa unl wf l tng he l ton ha r i t s a ut tGa c a' pa c a tck ma t c i me e es l l wf . Ga ci diput st s Cour' ha r i s ni ta de he onfne nt xpr sy a ul r a s e hi ts a lt t co i rDe e biiy o nsde f ndan ' e bi by a g ng t ti i outi oft tçotrcor r oft ts xhi t r ui ha t s sde he l l ne s he f c pl nt'' om ai . ' Ga c a i c r tt ta diti tco tc nno ge r ly c i r e rnsc e de e a t r i s orec ha src ur n t ne al onsde xti i vi nc t he m oton t dim is sa oft pr ee ng Se Soea r v.U . De .of Heat a Huma i o s s t ge he oc di s. e ke S. ot 1h nd n Se vce f Diea eCo r a Prve i 623F. 1 ,1 ( 1h Ci.201 )( i St r i s or s s ntol nd e nton, 3d 371 379 1 t r 0 quotng . Ge Me v.Pi la Cnt ,285 F. 1 or nels y. 3d 334, 1 ( 1h Ci.2002). Thee i,ho ve,a 337 1 t r ) r s we r n e e i n. ûtn r lng upo a m oto t d s is t diti tco tma co i r a e rnsc xc pto ç ui l n i n o im s , he src ur y nsde n xti i 5 d c me ti i i ( )c n rlt teplitf cam,a d ( )isa t e tct i no c le g d.' o u n f t s 1 e ta o h an ifs li n 2 t u h n ii s t haln e ' y ' I .(u tn SF Ho dn s Lt v Ba cofAm.S c . LLC,6 0 F.d 1 3 1 3 ( 1h Ci. d q o ig M l ig . d. . n e s. 0 3 3 4, 3 7 1 t r 2 0 Hee Gacas e iial rfr n e t tc e c nr c wihDe e d n i h rCo lit 01 :. r , ri p cfc l ee e c s he ik t o ta t t f n a t n e mpan . y Compl,a 2.M or i . t e mpora l t c r c ua pr son atis i c nta t Ga ci scli of tnty, he onta t l ovii s ue s e r l o r a' a m Fas I ionm e bec us i a es e t de e mi tve i s of whe he De enda ' le mprs nt a e t ddr s s he t r nai s ue t r f nts c onsne e of Ga ci wa i a ul' The e or be a e Ga c a hms not dipu e t m nt r a s s wf .' unl r f e, c us ri s t d he a hen i t oft tc t c r c ,t s Cour c i r t c r ti is a l i of Ga ci s ut tciy he ike onta t hi t onsde s he ontac n t nayss r a' Fa s I pr s entcl i . l e m i onm am A r viw ofGa c a' Com pli tr ve l t f l ng f cua a l to i s e e ri s a n e a s he olowi a t l legai ns n uppo tof r he c am ofFa s I prs r li le m ionme : nt 4 . o a u tea o erfrn e d t, fn a ta do isa e t,sra t, 3 On r bo t h b v eee c d ae Dee d n n /r t j ns ev ns a or e oye i e i ly a t a u l r taned Ga ca a i t he nd/ mpl es nt ntona l nd ml wf ly esr i r l ga ns r wilco e a t n c i Gar i a i the wilcons i he c n. l/ ns nt nd he onfned ca ga ns r l/ ent n r abi 4 Ga ci wm a r oft r tantand c i me i he c bi 4. r a s wa e he esr i onfne nt n r a n. 4 .Gaca wa p y ial rsri d b sve ( ) ce me r,pa e i 5 ri s h sc l etane y e n 7 rw mbes lc d n y ha ufsa d a d t herc bi A guar wa sa i d outi Ga ci sca n ndc f nd r gge o a n. d s ttone sde r a' bi alni t pr ve he fom l vi herc bi l ght o e nt r r ea ng a n. Compl,a 8. Ga ca' Com pli does notalege a f t t t woul i cae Def nda ' . t ri s a nt l ny acs ha d ndi t e nts c i onfneme ofhe vi a e a co tmtona ,sa u or orc nt r olt d ny nsi i l t t t y, omm on l w rght orwmso he wie a i , t r s Gml u . Furher or t Co pl nti de d ofany f c ua a l tons t twoul al w t awf l' t ' t m e, he m ai s voi a t l legai ha d lo t s Co tt çi e m o e t n t m e e pos i lt 't t De e nts c i hi ur o Gnf r r ha he r sbiiy' ha f nda ' onfneme of Ga c a nt ri vi ae a pr vii oft tc tcon r c ora o he c r tl rg . Cons quen l t ol td ny o sons he ike ta t ny t r ontac l i ht nl e ty, he Compl i doe notc ai enoug f c s t i cae t pr enc oft r r d e e nt f ant s ont n h a t o ndi t he es e he equie l me s or Fas I rs n n, n Co n I i d s s e wi o t rj d c . le mp io me ta d u t V s imis d t u p eu ie h f.ltntona I lci ofEmoi Dites a ne i l ntiton tonal sr s Count VI of Ga c a' Compli i f I e i l I lci of Em o i na Dites ri s ant s or nt ntona nti ton to l sr s (t ED' . A cam f rIED c nssso te f l wi ee n s ç 1 te wr n d e' c n u t çI ' I ) li o I o it f h ol ng lme t: ç ) h o g o r o d c o ( s vas i e i na orr kl s ... ()te c nd twa o ta e us t ti,a t g b y n al v nt nto l ec es ; 2 h o uc s ur g o ; ha s s o o e o d l bo unds of de nc a t be r r d as ar i a utery i olr bl i a cvii d ce y nd o ega de tocous nd t l nt e a e n i lze c mmu t ; () t e c n u t c u e e to a dsr s; a d ( ) t e e to a d sr s wa o ni 3 h o d c a s d mo in l ite s n 4 h mo in l ite s s y sv r . W il msv. t o Mi n oa 61 So 2 98 , 2 ( a 5h Dit Ct Ap .1 9 ) se e e e' li ' n Civ f n e l, 9 . d 3 9 6 F1. t s. . p 9 3 ; e as Hat . S.8 4F.d 1 3 ,1 4 ( 1hCi.1 9 )(iigM er LieI s Co v Mc ro lo r v U. , 9 2 5 9 5 8 1 t r 9 0 ctn to. f n . . . cas n, 46 S 2 2 7 2 8 ( a 1 8 :. W h te c nd c i s fiinl ç u rg o s' o saeacam 7 o. d 7 , 7 Fl. 9 5 eh r o u t s u fce ty t ta e u 't tt li o f r IED i a que to of lw f t Co t t decde. See M edi v.Unie Chrsin o I s s in a or he ur o i na td ita Ev x lsi As' ,No.0 - 21 1CV- o ,2 9 U. Dit Le i 1 51 ,a # 2 ( D.Fl. ameitc sn 8 2 1 - Co ke 00 S. s. x s 9 5 t 1 S. a M a . 2 0 ) Po t nv. af n , 8S 2 1 09 1 1 ( a 41DitCt Ap 1 8 ) r 9, 0 9 ) no Sc ro e 46 o. d 0 , 0 1 Fl . t s. . p. 9 5 . 1 De e nt a gue t t t c f nda r s ha he onduc Gar i al ges i not s t inty ç r ge ' t t ca le s ufk e l t a ous' o out s t i a c am f IED. t hie t r i no e usa n l i or I t l he e s W xhausi o c r t ls of wha consiu e tve r onc e e it t tt t s o ge co uka ous nduc ,Fl rda c t o i omm o 1 w has e ve a e r m ey hi sa r M e rc v. n a vol d n xte l gh t nda d. r ik Ra is nHoesl f snc, 6 c - 5 - 2 TGW ( CB) 2 0 W L 1 7 3 , t* ( . Fl. dso tl n l l .0 -v 01 91T-4 S ,07 5 6 61 a 4 M D. a M a 3 ,2 07 )s e as M c ro ,4 7 S 2 a 2 8 9 Cç h sn tb e e o g t a t e y 0 0 ) e lo cas n 6 o. d t 7 -7 l a o e n n u h h t h t de enda tha a t wih a i e whi h i t to ore n c i na ,ort the hasi e d t f n s ced t n ntnt c s ori us ve rmi l ha nt nde o i lc e oto ldite s or eve t t hi c ntit m i na sr s , n ha s onduc ha be n c r c e i d by t ai e 'or a t s e ha a t rze m lc , de ee of a a ton whi woul e il t pl ntf t pt tve dn a f a t r t t gr ggr va i ch d ntte he ai if o mii m ges or no he or. Li biiy hm bee f und onl whe e t c a lt s n o y r he onduc ha be n s outa ous i c a tr and s t s e o r ge n hr ce , o e me i de e as t go beyond a1 pos i e bounds of dec ncy, a t be r ga ded as xke n gr e, o l sbl e nd o e r a r i ,a ute l i olr bl i a c vii e comm uniy.Ge r ly,t c e i one i whih tocous nd try nt e a e n i lz d t ne a l he as s n c t r ciaton oft f c st a ave age me be oft c muniy woul a ous hi r s ment he e t i he a t o n r m r he om t d r e s e ent a ns t a t ,a la hi t e li ç rge !') Ta ngGaci salgai astue gai t he cor nd e d m o xcam, outa ous''. ki r a' le tons r , 7 Ga ca ha sae a c a m f r as a t a ba tr a ns Def ndan . Not ng c ane i r i s tt d l i o s ul nd te y gai t e t hi ont i d n Ga c a' Compl nti Gs outa ousi c r c e ,a s e r ri s ai s Eo r ge n ha a t r nd o xteme i de e ast g be n gr e, o o yond al l pos i ebom dsofdtc nc a t be r ga de a ar i us a ute l i ol r bl i aci lz sbl t e y, nd o e r d s toc o , nd try nt e a e n vii ed c omml t ' M c r on,467 So.2d a 278 miy. ' ca s t -79. Thus t sCour hol t tt c , hi t ds ha he onduc Ga ci t ra ale doe notc tt et Sou r geous'c lges s onsiut he ç ta ' onduc ne es a yt s t i a c am f IED . t c s r o usan l i or I I CONCLUSI V. ON Fo t f e ng r a ons i i r he or goi e s , t s ORDERED AND ADJ UDGED t a Dee da ts M oin t Dimis ( No 1 )i h t fn n ' to o s s ECF . 3 s GRANTED I PART. Count 1 V,a Vl of Pl i ifs Compli t a e DI I N s, nd antf a n r SM SSED W I TH PREJUDI CE. Count I of Pl ntf Compli i DI I V ai ifs ant s SM SSED W I THOUT PREJ CE. UDI Plitf h sla e t fl a Ame d d Co litwihn tn ( 0 d ysfo te d t o t i anif a e v o ie n n e mpan t i e 1 ) a r m h ae f h s Or r de . D NEA O DE E iC a est a ,lratiRIdyoMac,02 O ND R R D n hmbraMi Foi ,hs a f rh21. mi d K .M I CHA EL M OO RE UNI TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE c c: A1 c elofr or l ouns ec d 8

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