Sam v. Keystone Shipping Co.

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENT, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is hereby GRANTED.

Plaintiff Willie Sam, a seaman aboard the M/V Cape Victory, seeks to recover penalty wages from Defendant Keystone Shipping. The Plaintiffs claim is based on 46 U.S.C. § 10313(g), which provides that if a seaman’s wages are improperly withheld, “the master or owner shaH pay to the seaman two days’ wages for each day payment is delayed.” The Defendant has presented an affidavit establishing that it managed…