Losada v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., No. 1:2013cv22256 - Document 23 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER Granting in part 13 Motion to Strike 13 Plaintiff's MOTION to Strike 12 Answer to Complaint Affirmative Defenses. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 12/16/2013. (jw)
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Losada v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. Doc. 23 U NI TED STA TES DISTR I C O UR T CT SO UTH ER N D I STR I O F FLO RI CT DA M I IDIVI O N AM SI CA SE N O .1 c 22256- LK 3- vJ ANDRES LO SAD A,a a1 ot r nd l he s sm iary st ed, i l l iuat Pl ntf, ai if NORW EGI ( AN BAHAM AS)LTD.d b// ,/ a N ORW EG I CRU I LI . AN SE NE Def endant . / ORDER GR ANTING I PART PLAI FF' M OTI TO STRI N NTI S ON K: A FFI A RTI D EFENSES RM VE THI CAU SE c es be or t Cour upon Pl ntf M o i t St i S om f e he t ai ifs ton o rke A fim a i D ef ns ,fl Oct r 1 , 201 ( E.1 ) TheCo t sf l bre e o t fr tve e es ied obe 0 3 D. 3 . ur i ul i f d n he y i s . l Upon r vi w of t r d and ca ef consde aton, t Cour fnds t t t s ue e e he ecor r ul i r i he ti ha he M oton s d be gr nt i pa t i houl a ed n r . L BA CK G R OU ND Thi c e a s unde t Fai Cr t Repor i A c , 1 U. C.j 1 1 e s q s as ries r he r edi tng t 5 S. 68 t e . (TCRA' . 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Thi,s e cour s hol means t t Rul 8 and t Twom bl sandar do not s om t d, ha e he y t d a y t afim atve def ns . ppl o fr i e es Ot rdititc ur c s shol t ta tr tved fns sa es b e tt t pla n he src o t a e d ha fimai ee e r u j c o he e dig r q r me so Fe r lRul ofCi lPr e r 8 a .Se ,eg. Gr e orHou e L. C. e uie nt f de a e vi oc du e ( ) e . , ov n s , L. v. E.. D u PontD e Nem our and Co. N o. 09-2t 1 s , 698-Ci 2010 W L 321 v, 2066, a #1 t ( D. a. 1 ,201 ) Casil vRo h Lab .I . 2 0 U. Dit LEXI 8 681 S. . S. FI Aug.2 0 ) tlo c e s nc, 01 S. s . S 7 (D Fl .Aug.2,2 0) Ca tlo a g e t a a yi t s me sa a d t de e e a t a 01 . sil r u s h t ppl ng he a t nd r o fns s s o com pl nt alo s f be t pa iy a f ines i t pr ai s l w or ter rt nd a r s n he oceedi . 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H ow e ,t Cour r cogni ch t es s ver he te zes t ta dtf ntha onl 21da t tl isA ns e a a pl i ifha up untlt sat e ha enda s y ys o s e t w r nd a ntf s i he t ut oflm ia i hasr t t e isCom pl nt i t tons un o 5l t ai .Thus one ca , nnotde a t s e vol e of m nd he am um f ct as c d be r r of a Com pl nt N one hel s t Cour inds t r s d be a s oul equied ai . t es , he t he e houl s fc e f t pl ufi i nt ac s eaded i a afs m atve def e t s n n tr i ens o how how and why t def ns he e e as e t a i st a cas s red pple o e. 1 1 ANA LYSI 1. S Am r tv De ns s1 t ou 4 ma i e fe e hr gh D e ens one t ough f ar notafim atve def ns beca e t y do notacce f es hr our e fr i e es us he pt t Com pl nt as tue. D ef e 1 s a es t Pl ntf cannot es a ih t D e e he ai r ens t t hat ai i f t bls hat f ndant Pr ed a 'cons e r por.' D ef ns 2 diput s Pl ntf f t D ef ns 3 a t ks ocur i um r e t' e e s e ai ips ac s. e e tac Pl ntf a lt t pr ai ifs biiy o ove punii dam ages D ef e 4 ata tve . ens t cks Pl ntf a lt t ai i ps biiy o pr cl s ce tûca i D e e es 1and 2 a s alege Pl i i thas f l t sat a caus ove a s r i ton. f ns lo l a ntfaied o t e e ofa i Such a a se ton i l e a opr a e i a M oton t D im i s w hi t Cour cton. n s ri s nor ppr i t n i o s s , ch he t de ed i t s cas pror t t f lng of t A ns e and A fi i D ef ns See D . ni n hi e i o he ii he w r fnnatve e es. E. N one of t e def ns acc hes e es ept Pl ntf a l tons and, i t ai ips lega i ns ead, a t k t tac he a l i as untue a i uf e . legatons r nd ns ûci nt W he a af m a i def ns i m i l bel and i m or pr l a deni , t n n sr tve e e s s a ed s e opery al he Cour s d notsrke t cl m buts d t ea i as a s cii de al Ramnarne,201 t houl t i he ai houl r t t pe fc ni . i 3 U. DitLEXI 6 09 #1 Lu v Co o e l LLC,2 2 W L 5 677 ,#1 ( D. a. S. s S 00 , 2; go c z la 01 98 5 S. Fl No 2 2 2) Ac o d n y,d fns s 1 t o h 4 ne d no be src n a c n be v. 9, 01 . c r i gl e e e hr ug e t tike nd a te ed ass cii deni s r at pe fc al . Am r tv De ns 5 mai e fe e D ef ns 5 i a m i ofde aland i pplca e def ns Fis ,i s at s t ti ac ed e e s x ni na i bl e e. r t t t e ha t t i good f t N e ,i de es Pl i if s cental alegaton t D ef nt pr ur a n aih. xt t ni a ntf ' r l i hat enda oc ed cons e r por . The s um r e t econd s a em enti s mpl a deni ofPl ntf s a l tons The tt s i y al ai if lega i . tr tsat enti i l s t em s napplcabl t t s cas A s Pl i if a gues i is M oton,even i t i e o hi e. antf r n t i f he 5 decii t fr Pl ntf w as bas on a l tm at r s good f ih does notexcus s on o ie ai i f ed egii e ea on, at e Dee f ndant f om f lng t obt n Pl i ifs cons i obt ni Pl ntf cons er r aii o ai a ntf ent n ai ng ai ips um r p r,a r qu r d b j1 b( ( )A)i) TheFCRA n ihe r q r s t ta d f nd n e o t s e ie y 681 b)2 ( (i. et r e uie ha e e a t a tw if l or i bad f t nor exe pt Def c luly n aih m s endant i i act d i good f t .2 The Cour ft e n aih t not Def ntdi notr pond t t spoi . Gi t tgood f t i nota appr i e es enda d es o hi nt ven ha aih s n oprat af im a i def e i t i t cas t Cour fndst def ns s d be srcke w ih fr tve ens n he nsant e, he ti he e e houl ti n t Prj c . eudie Am r tv De ns 6 maie fe e D ef ns 6 s a es D ef ndanti e il t a s of f any m oney pai t Pl i if e e tt e s ntted o et f or d o a ntf . W het or not a s t of i an appr i e af m a i def e i t FCRA cont i her e fs oprat ir tve ens n he ext s uncl r. The pa tes do notpr de,and t Cour ha notf ea ri ovi he t s ound,any ca e 1 on t s s aw hi is s ue. The onl c e 1 w f ni hed t t Cour i pr ded by Pl ntf a ar cas s y as a ur s o he t s ovi ai if nd e e i e pr tng Til V 1 a t N LRA aspr ventng r nt r e i te I nd he e i educ i ofback pay dam ages by t ton he a ountof une pl e com pe aton r cei m m oym nt ns i e ved, Gi n t t t s ar i unce t n,t ve ha hi ea s rai he Cour wilpe m i D ef t l r t endantt pl t afim atve def e. H ow e ,t Def e as o ead he fr i ens ver he ens c r l s at f l t pr de s fci f ct . urenty t ed ais o ovi ufi ent a s Am r tv De ns 7 maie fe e D ef ns 7 s a e Pl ntf f ied t m ii t hi da ages and,s Def nda i not e e t t s ai if a l o tga e s m o, e nt s rs e ponsbl t t e ent Pl i if coul ha m ii t i e o he xt antf d ve tga ed. The Cour fnds t s i a t i hi s n 2 l U .s. j1 81u p o i e ago df i e c p i nwh n dico u e a ema ep r u n t a FBli v si to . 5 c. 6 ( ) r v d s o at x e to e s ls r s r d u s a t o n h n et in ga 6 a oprat af im a i def ns How e ,lke D ef e 6,D ef e 7 cont i no f t t ppr i e fr tve e e. ver i ens ens a ns ac s o s uppor t def e. t he ens l CO NC LUSI N V. O Acc di y,upon a ca e ulr vi w of t r d and t Cour bei ot wie or ngl rf e e he ecor he t ng her s f l advi ed,i i O R DERED,A DJUD G ED ,and DECR EED t Pl ntf sM oton t uly s ts hat ai if i o srk Afima i De e s s( E. 3)be a d t es me i, r by GRANTED I PART ti e fr tve f n e D. 1 , n h a s he e N a : nd l A fim atve Def es 1,2,3,and 4 s lnotbe tea ed asaf im a i def e and . fr i ens hal r t fr tve ens s s lbeteat ass fc de al ; hal r ed pecii ni s Afimai De e e5i src e wihprj dc ;a fr tve fns s tik n t eu ie nd Afimaie Dee e 6 a 7 ae src n wihou prj die t r - e d i fr tv fnss nd r tike t t eu c o epla f Def endants el s o ect . D ON E and O R DERED i Cham be satt Ja esLawr nce K i Feder J tce n r he m e ng al usi B iigadU idSa s or os, a ,liahs s dyoDee e,03 uln n nt tt C ut ueMi Fo d tif a f cmbr2 1. d e e h mi r A M ES LA W REN CE K I G N UN I TED STA TES D I STRI J CT U SOUTHERN D I STRI O F FLO R CT A l Couns ofRecor l el d A
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