SCHAEFFER v. CAVALLERO

No. 98 Civ. 3690 (JSR).

29 F.Supp.2d 184 (1998)

Bruce S. SCHAEFFER, Plaintiff, v. Anthony CAVALLERO, Robert Bautz, Trans World Airlines and Trans States Airlines, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Schaeffer, New York City, for plaintiff.

Jeffrey J. Ellis, New York City, for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

This otherwise unremarkable case raises an interesting issue of federal jurisdiction.

On April 17, 1998, pilot Anthony Caballero, with the help of the New York City Police, expelled plaintiff Schaeffer from Trans States Airlines flight 7669 following a dispute over plaintiff's carry-on luggage. While some might have shrugged off the incident, Schaeffer, an attorney, brought suit in New York State Supreme...

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