Garcia v. Cruzan VIRIL, Ltd. et al
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX RONNIE GARCIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 23-00007 ) CRUZAN VIRIL, LTD., BEAM SUNTORY, ) INC., AYANDA DANIELS, CRUZAN RUM ) DISTILLERY, UNITED INDUSTRIAL ) WORKERS OF THE SEAFARERS ) INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, and ) EUGENE IRISH, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) Appearances: Ronnie Garcia, Pro Se Micol L. Morgan, Esq. St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., For Cruzan VIRIL, Ltd., Beam Suntory, Inc., Ayanda Daniels, and Cruzan Rum Distillery John J. Merchant, Esq. St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For United Industrial Workers of the Seafarers International Union, AFL-CIO, and Eugene Irish ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Dkt. No. 57), in which the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court grant Cruzan Viril, Ltd., Beam Suntory, Inc., and Ayanda Daniel’s (“Cruzan Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint (“Motion to Dismiss”) without prejudice (Dkt. No. 41). …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX RONNIE GARCIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 23-00007 ) CRUZAN VIRIL, LTD., BEAM SUNTORY, ) INC., AYANDA DANIELS, CRUZAN RUM ) DISTILLERY, UNITED INDUSTRIAL ) WORKERS OF THE SEAFARERS ) INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, and ) EUGENE IRISH, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) Appearances: Ronnie Garcia, Pro Se Micol L. Morgan, Esq. St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., For Cruzan VIRIL, Ltd., Beam Suntory, Inc., Ayanda Daniels, and Cruzan Rum Distillery John J. Merchant, Esq. St. Croix, U.S.V.I. For United Industrial Workers of the Seafarers International Union, AFL-CIO, and Eugene Irish ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Dkt. No. 57), in which the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court grant Cruzan Viril, Ltd., Beam Suntory, Inc., and Ayanda Daniel’s (“Cruzan Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint (“Motion to Dismiss”) without prejudice (Dkt. No. 41). UPON CONSIDERATION of Magistrate Judge Henderson’s R&R, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion filed contemporaneously herewith, it is hereby Case: 1:23-cv-00007-WAL-EAH Document #: 81 Filed: 02/13/26 Page 1 of 2 2 ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Henderson’s R&R (Dkt. No. 57) is ADOPTED; and it is further ORDERED that Cruzan Viril, Ltd., Beam Suntory, Inc., and Ayanda Daniel’s “Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint” (Dkt. No. 41) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 13) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have forty-five (45) days from the date of this Order, up to and including March 30, 2026, to file a Second Amended Complaint; and it is further ORDERED that the March 2, 2023 Report & Recommendation (Dkt. No. 11) is VACATED and the Objections thereto (Dkt. No. 20) are DENIED AS MOOT. SO ORDERED. Date: February 13, 2026 _______/s/_______ WILMA A. LEWIS Senior District Judge Case: 1:23-cv-00007-WAL-EAH Document #: 81 Filed: 02/13/26 Page 2 of 2