Legal Opinion
Jeff Gruver v. Lesman Fisheries Inc. Bob Lesman F/v Sunset Charge, Official Number 534685, in Rem
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2007No. 05-35916PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
This case raises the question whether a fight aboard a ship between a seaman and his former maritime employer over unpaid wages can give rise to federal admiralty jurisdiction. We find that it does and therefore reverse the district court’s dismissal of the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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Jeff Gruver worked as a deckhand for Lesman Fisheries, Inc. aboard the shrimp and crab boat F/V Sunset Charge (“the Sunset Charge”) from May through June 2004. Robert Lesman 1 is the owner and captain of the Sunset Charge and was Gruver’s direct supervisor during the time…
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