Legal Opinion

Logistics Management, Inc. v. One (1) Pyramid Tent Arena

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 18, 1996No. 94-56605PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a non-vessel-operating common carrier has a maritime lien against cargo in its possession for unpaid freight.

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Logistics Management Inc., dba. TWI Ocean Logistic Services (“TWI”), appeals the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction over TWI’s admiralty action seeking to collect tariff charges and to foreclose a maritime lien against an item of cargo: One (1) Pyramid Tent Arena (“the Pyramid”), a five-story modular tent-like structure transported by TWI from England to California.

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