Estibeiro v. Carnival Corporation, No. 1:2012cv22713 - Document 18 (S.D. Fla. 2012)

Court Description: ORDER Granting Defendant's 3 Motion to Compel Arbitration and Denying Plaintiff's 10 Motion to Remand; This case is closed. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 10/2/2012. (ral)

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Estibeiro v. 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The t ec z ha hes cii e ihe g l ve , i i notworhyt tr c l apa oft Elve h Cicui va t andwihdrw apubls l owe r t s e t ha e enty nel he e nt r t caed t e ihed o iina d esn T ma a dfid .Wiimsv NCL, 8 F.d1 6 ( 1hCi. 01 )v c tda wi d awn pno d rsig ho s n n o l a . l 6 6 3 1 9 1 t r 2 2 , a ae nd t r h b 2 2W L3 0 5 7( 1hCi. g. , 2 . y 01 6 8 3 1 t rAu 2l201 ) m ertw he e t a bir to cl us wa f da en a l f i a t pl n if f ied t s ow t thi i r he r ta i n a e s un m t ly a r nd he ai tf a l o h ha s rme e u rBa amin ne i nc lw wee ia quae.TheCour tkesj ci noieoft e dis nde h a glge e a r n de t) t a udi al tc he afda tofRo Atrde stri dae M a 1 200 whihwa pr pa e f a t rca e but e by fi vi d ti - ilng, t d y 9, 9, c s e r d or no he s , Gl d Def da i t r odf tei tn cae.( l 21 MrAtrdt silngwa , th tmthesg d en ntn he ec r or h nsa t s DE 5- . . ti - tri s a te i ine t a fd vi,a ba rs e a a t ne i Be m ud a s ni r parne i a l w fl t r ,a a pas he fi a t r it r nd tor y n r a, e o t r n a i' he e nd m t pr s d nt of t e Be m uda Ba As oc a i n. 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