Delta Air Lines Writes Plaintiff In Cuba Libertad Act Lawsuit "fails to show how he could have acquired “possession” or “control” over the Claim by 1996"

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 25-25575-CIV-MORENO
JOSE RAMON LOPEZ REGUEIRO, Plaintiff, v. DELTA AIR LINES, INC., Defendant.

Rivero Mestre LLP (defendant)
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (plaintiff)

11/26/25- THE ACTION
Jose Ramón López Regueiro sues defendant Delta Airlines, Inc. (“DAL”), under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 22 U.S.C. § 6021, et seq. (the “Libertad Act”), for unlawful trafficking in his confiscated property in Cuba.

06/18/2026- ORDER granting 21 Defendant's Motion to Stay Discovery. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 6/18/2026. See attached document for full details.
06/18/2026- PAPERLESS Minute Order for proceedings held before Judge Federico A. Moreno. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 6/18/2026, Motion Hearing held on 6/18/2026 re 16 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice and 21 Defendant's MOTION to Stay Discovery. Total time in court: 51 minutes. Attorney Appearance(s): Pascual Armando Oliu, Evan Matthew Ezray, Corey Patrick Gray, John Richard Byrne, Andres Rivero, Ana C Malave. Court Reporter: Gilda Pastor-Hernandez, 305-523-5118 / Gilda_Pastor-Hernandez@flsd.uscourts.gov. 
06/16/2026- Defendant's REPLY in Support of Motion re 16 MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice 1 Complaint, . filed by Delta Airlines, Inc.. (Singer, Stuart)

DELTA AIR LINES’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS

“Plaintiff’s Opposition fails to address the central defects in the Complaint. First, he fails to show how he could have acquired “possession” or “control” over the Claim by 1996, when he was an unknown heir and a blocked Cuban national. Second, he cannot refute the certified claim showing Delta’s interest in the Airport, which Congress made both conclusive and dispositive in this suit. Third, he attempts to negate the lawful-travel exception by defining it so narrowly that no one could ever satisfy the test—even though air travel has long been the primary (and at times the only) means of lawfully reaching Cuba. Finally, he cannot square the Act’s suspension clause with longstanding separation-of-powers principles, which doom the entire Act. Any one of these reasons is a sufficient basis to dismiss with prejudice.”

Link To Motion To Dismiss In PDF Format

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