Jane Doe v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. , 180 F. App'x 893 ( 2006 )

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-13895 MAY 18, 2006
Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN
CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 04-21627-CV-WMH
JANE DOE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(May 18, 2006)
Before ANDERSON, BIRCH and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Jane Doe appeals the District Court’s order compelling arbitration in this
case. We hold that the District Court did not err in compelling arbitration in the
Philippines because there was an enforceable arbitration agreement between the
parties, and it is not apparent that Doe is precluded from having her claims
arbitrated in the Phillippines. See Bautista v. Star Cruises, 396 F.3d 1289, 1302-03
(11th Cir.), cert. dismissed, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S. Ct. 2954, 162 L. Ed. 2d 884(2005). We do reserve jurisdiction to remand this case for trial if Doe’s claim that
she has no forum to arbitrate all of her claims in the Philippines proves to be
correct. See Acosta v. Norwegian Cruise Line, Ltd., 303 F. Supp. 2d 1327, 1332
(S.D. Fla. 2003) (retaining jurisdiction to remand the action to a Florida state court
in the event the Philippine tribunal rejected the claim).
AFFIRMED.
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