Lipnick v. United Airlines, Incorporated
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Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LEWIS LIPNICK, Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 12-cv-1277 (RLW) UNITED AIR LINES, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff Lewis Lipnick (“Lipnick”), a bassoon and contrabassoon player in the National
Symphony Orchestra, brings this lawsuit against Defendants United Air Lines, Inc. (“United”)
and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”) for injuries he alleges he sustained while transporting
his newly-purchased contraforte (a type of contrabassoon) down an escalator at the Munich
Airport in September 2010.
This matter is before the Court on United’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 6), through
which United seeks to dismiss Lipnick’s second claim for relief for negligence under Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Lufthansa has joined in United’s Motion. (Dkt. No. 8). On
October 16, 2012, Lipnick filed his response to United’s Motion, indicating that he consents to
the dismissal of his negligence claim and does not oppose United’s Motion. Thus, it is hereby,
ORDERED that United’s motion is hereby GRANTED and Lipnick’s second claim for
relief is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice; and it is,
FURTHER ORDERED that the hearing on United’s Motion set for December 10, 2012,
at 11:30 A.M. in Courtroom 27A, shall be converted to a Scheduling Conference. By no later
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than December 3, 2012, the parties shall file their Report of Parties’ Planning Meeting, pursuant
to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3.
Digitally signed by Judge Robert L. Wilkins SO ORDERED. DN: cn=Judge Robert L. Wilkins, o=U.S. District Court, ou=Chambers of Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, email=RW@dc.uscourt.gov, c=US Date: 2012.10.31 18:41:37 -04'00' Date: November 1, 2012 ROBERT L. WILKINS United States District Judge
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