Legal Opinion
Paul Guidry v. John Durkin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1987No. 86-2200PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We set sail on a voyage over the waters of the ancient law of admiralty, swept along by our need to deal with one seaman’s claim that he was defamed by another in a telex message signaled from a Navy ship on the high seas. Following removal of this state court action to federal district court, the trial judge entered summary judgment against seaman Guidry on the ground of seaman Durkin’s absolute immunity as a federal official. After weathering the storms of conflicting jurisdictional arguments, we conclude that safe harbor cannot be found to hear this complaint in…
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