Originally Posted by
CaribPilot
Too bad that lawsuit doesnt exist...
Actually it does. I reported that it didn't on a previous thread, but have since been informed that it has been filied.
From Holly's Plane Buzz Banter:
In last week's
PlaneBusiness Banter I mentioned that the lawsuit
Mesa Air Group said had been filed against
Delta Air Lines in regard to
Delta's canceling
Mesa's Freedom Air contract flying had not been able to be found on the PACER system. (A public database of bankruptcy and Federal District courts in the U.S.)
That is no longer the case.
I suspect that because there was an initial motion entitled "Motion to Seal Case" this was the reason the case was not immediately available in the database. However, the judge agreed only to seal the complaint in the case -- not the entire case.
So the case is there now.
Unfortunately because the complaint itself was sealed, we can't read any of the nitty gritty details. Not surprising, as the complaint no doubt contains a great deal of
Delta-Freedom contract information that competitors would love to read. (Yes, we've already had folks from three airlines ask us if we have copies of the complaint.)
According to the PACER documentation,
Mesa Air Group and
Freedom Air did file this week for a preliminary injunction against
Delta Air Lines -- but the hearing on that request has not been scheduled until the end of May. May 27-29 to be exact.
Clarence E. Cooper, United States District Court Judge is presiding over the case in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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