Case: Torres v. JetBlue Airways Corporation

COMPLAINT against JetBlue Airways Corporation filing fee $ 405, receipt number ANYEDC-18735268 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -NO,, filed by Christopher Torres. (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

Civil Cover Sheet.. by Christopher Torres (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

Proposed Summons. by Christopher Torres (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

Summons Issued as to JetBlue Airways Corporation. (SDM) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

Clerk's Notice Re: Consent. A United States Magistrate Judge has been assigned to this case and is available to conduct all proceedings. In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent, the assigned Magistrate Judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to this Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. Any party may withhold its consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent.The form may also be accessed at the following link: https://img.nyed.uscourts.gov/files/forms/MJConsentForm.pdf (SDM) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (SDM) (Entered: 02/05/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Status Report Order

Case Assigned to Judge Hector Gonzalez. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SDM)

ORDER: Plaintiff shall file a letter no longer than three pages on or before February 26, 2025, describing Plaintiff's efforts to serve Plaintiff's complaint and a summons on Defendant. If Plaintiff fails to file the letter required by this order, or if Plaintiff's letter demonstrates a lack of diligence in attempting service, then the Court is unlikely to extend the deadline for Plaintiff to complete service under Rule 4(m) in the absence of unusual circumstances demonstrating good cause.The Court will not extend the deadline for Plaintiff to file the letter required by this order unless Plaintiff requests an extension in accordance with Section I.D of the Court's Individual Practices. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 2/5/2025. (KM)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Christopher Torres. JetBlue Airways Corporation served on 2/6/2025, answer due 2/27/2025. (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 02/07/2025)

SCHEDULING ORDER: Counsel for all parties are directed to file on the docket a joint letter describing the case and a completed civil case management plan by March 17, 2025, as further described in the attached mandatory requirements. Requests for adjournment of the deadline for these submissions will be considered only if made in writing and otherwise in accordance with Section I.D of the Court's Individual Practices. Plaintiff's counsel shall notify Defendant's counsel of this scheduling order, in writing, as soon as reasonably possible.Although the Court will be amenable to a reasonable extension of Defendant's deadline to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint, the Court will require the parties to demonstrate additional good cause to adjourn the deadline for filing the joint letter and proposed case management plan required by this order because the Court does not need Defendant's answer to set a discovery schedule. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 2/10/2025. (ICP) (Entered: 02/10/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Raymond Joseph Berti on behalf of JetBlue Airways Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 02/24/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Colby Berman on behalf of JetBlue Airways Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Berman, Colby) (Entered: 02/24/2025)

Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, 7 Summons Returned Executed by JetBlue Airways Corporation. (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 02/24/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by JetBlue Airways Corporation identifying Other Affiliate BlackRock, Inc. for JetBlue Airways Corporation. (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 02/24/2025)

ORDER: The Court grants Defendant's motion for an extension of time, see ECF No. 11, and Defendant shall file an answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint on or before March 14, 2025. The parties' deadline to file the joint letter and case management plan required by the Court's prior scheduling order, see ECF No. 8, remains March 17, 2025. As the parties do not dispute that service was effectuated on February 6, 2025, neither Plaintiff nor Defendant need file the service letter referenced in the Court's Order of February 5, 2025. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 2/25/2025. (GEM)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Christopher Torres re 8 Status Report Order,,,, (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 02/26/2025)

Letter MOTION for pre motion conference by JetBlue Airways Corporation. (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 03/14/2025)

Letter in connection with Initial Status Conference by JetBlue Airways Corporation (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 03/17/2025)

CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Proposed (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 03/17/2025)

Letter response to defendant's pre-motion letter to dismiss by Christopher Torres (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

STIPULATION and Proposed Confidentiality Order by JetBlue Airways Corporation (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 03/24/2025)

ORDER: Defendant has filed a pre-motion letter in anticipation of a proposed motion to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint, see ECF No. 14, and Plaintiff has filed a responsive letter, see ECF No. 17 . Plaintiff shall file an additional letter on or before April 2, 2025, which shall address whether Plaintiff believes the complaint can be amended to address the issues raised in Defendant's letter. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/26/2025. (GEM)

Status Report Order

Letter re: Order of March 26, 2025 and potential amendment of Complaint by Christopher Torres (Goodell, Maia) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Dorfman on behalf of Christopher Torres (aty to be noticed) (Dorfman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

ORDER: The Court adopts the parties' proposed case management plan, see ECF No. 16, as the Court's scheduling order required by Rule 16(b), with the adjustments reflected in the accompanying order. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/28/2025. (GEM) (Entered: 03/28/2025)

ORDER: The Court so-orders the parties' proposed confidentiality order, see ECF No. 18, except that the Court will not retain jurisdiction over all persons subject to this order to the extent necessary to enforce any obligations arising hereunder. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/28/2025. (GEM) (Entered: 03/28/2025)

ORDER: The Court denies Defendant's request for a pre-motion conference, see ECF No. 14, because the Court deems a conference to be unnecessary. Defendant shall file opening papers in support of Defendant's motion to dismiss on or before April 28, 2025. Plaintiff shall file opposition papers on or before May 28, 2025, and Defendant shall file reply papers on or before June 11, 2025. The parties' motion papers shall comply with the page limits and other requirements described in Section IV.B of the Court's Individual Practices. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/28/2025. (GEM)

Order on Motion for Pre Motion Conference

Notice of MOTION to Dismiss the Complaint in it's Entirety, or, in the Alertnative, To Dismiss or Strike Plaintiff's Class Claims by JetBlue Airways Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit A Airport Operations, # 3 Exhibit B Jetbridge accommodation email, # 4 Exhibit C EEOC Charge of Discrimination - Christopher Torres (10.26.23), # 5 Exhibit D Position Statement (1.5.24)) (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by JetBlue Airways Corporation. (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery AND Status Report Order

ORDER: The Court grants the parties' joint request to extend all remaining discovery deadlines in the Court's scheduling order, see ECF No. 21, by 45 days, and to extend Defendant's deadline to reply to Plaintiff's opposition to its motion to dismiss or strike by 7 days, see ECF No. 24 . Given the significant time afforded by these new deadlines, any further extensions are unlikely in the absence of extraordinary circumstances demonstrating good cause, and the fact that the parties have been pursuing settlement negotiations will not by itself constitute good cause. Finally, the parties shall provide a joint status update on or before June 13, 2025, regarding the outcome of the mediation scheduled for June 10, 2025. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 5/2/2025. (PN)

MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 23 Notice of MOTION to Dismiss the Complaint in it's Entirety, or, in the Alertnative, To Dismiss or Strike Plaintiff's Class Claims filed by Christopher Torres. (Dorfman, Matthew) (Entered: 05/28/2025)

Letter Re: Settlement in Principle and Requesting Stay of Deadlines (Joint) by JetBlue Airways Corporation (Berti, Raymond) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

Order Dismissing Case

ORDER DISMISSING CASE: In light of the parties' letter, see ECF No. 26, which indicates that the parties have reached a settlement in principle, the Court dismisses this case with leave to reopen on or before July 14, 2025, if the parties' settlement is not finalized by then. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 6/13/2025. (GEM)