Legal Opinion
In Re Medscope Marine Limited and H. Glahr & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1992No. 91-3676PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Medscope Marine Limited and H. Glahr & Company petition for a writ of mandamus asking that we vacate an order of the district court which remanded this case to state court. Concluding that we are without jurisdiction we dismiss the petition.
Background
Roberto Geguera died while on the high seas. The plaintiffs-respondents, Charaito Bautista Geguera and Mamerto Geguera, filed wrongful death claims in Louisiana state court, invoking the Jones Act, 1 the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), 2 and general maritime law. Medscope and Glahr removed the case, asserting that Mamerto…
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