Legal Opinion
Ashley v. American Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 13, 1990No. 85 Civ. 0614 (PKL), 85 Civ. 3731 (PKL), 86 Civ. 0762 (PKL) and 88 Civ. 2960 (PKL)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge:
This matter is before the Court on defendant Government of the Virgin Islands’ (“GVI”) motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaints for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) 1 and for failure to join indispensable parties to the action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(7). 2
BACKGROUND
This action arises out of events occurring on December 31, 1984. On that date, three armed Virgin Islands Corrections officers escorted a convicted mass murderer, Ishmael Ali LaBeet, aboard American Airlines Flight 626 in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Neumeier v. KuehnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Frank Festa, Jr. v. Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Mulvihill Electrical Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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