Legal Opinion
Petroleos Mexicanos Refinacion v. M/t King a (Ex-Tbilisi), Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., in Rem by King David Shipping Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 29, 2004No. 03-2541PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents important questions about the scope of our appellate jurisdiction over the order of a district court sitting in admiralty denying a motion to dismiss a suit and to vacate a warrant of arrest in an in rem proceeding. Here, appellee Petróleos Mexicanos Refinación (“Pemex”), the Mexican state-owned oil company, brought an action in rem against the King A, an oil tanker over which it claims to hold a maritime lien. The District Court granted a warrant of arrest for seizure of the res (the vessel). King David Shipping Co. Ltd. (“King…
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