Keith Coffin v. Blessey Marine Services, In

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Blessey Marine Services, Inc. (Blessey) brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. The district court declined to decide as a matter of law whether nine individual plaintiffs (collectively the Plaintiffs), former vesseLbased tankermen on Blessey barges, who brought suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) seeking overtime pay, were exempt from the FLSA as seamen. 1 Although the district court conditionally certified a class action, only eleven individuals joined, and the parties decided to…