Torres v. Carnival Corporation, No. 1:2012cv23370 - Document 66 (S.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER Granting Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 7/22/2014. (jw) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69.
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Torres v. Carnival Corporation Doc. 66 UN I TED STATES D I STRI T CO U RT C SO UTH ERN D I STR I O F FLO R I A CT D M I M ID I A VISI N O CA SE N O .12- 23370cvJLK A I SEPU LVED A TO RRES, DE Pl ntf , ai if CARN I AL CORPORATI , V ON af eknc r a i n d b a or l o por to / / CWAW VAL CR UI LI SE NES Dee f ndant . / O R DER G R AN TI G M OTION FO R SU M M A RY JU DG M ENT N THI CAU SE c es bef e t Cour upon D e enda ' M oton f Sum m a y S om or he t f nts i or r J dg e ( E. ) fld J n 6, 4. TheCo t sf l a vie o t ma tr1 Upo u m nt D. 43 , ie u e 201 ur i uly d s d n he te . n r vi oft r d and ca ef consi r ton,t Cour t e ew he ecor r ul de a i he t sndst tt M oton s d be ha he i houl gr nt a ed. 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