Marine Transport Lines, Inc. v. Nunes

WOLLENBERG, District Judge.

Marine Transport Lines, Inc. has brought an in personam action for declaratory relief against Nunes and Gordon, who were employees of libelant and served aboard the Marine Rice Queen.

Admiralty Rule 59 now provides that declaratory relief may be prayed for in an admiralty proceeding.

Pursuant to Admiralty Rule 2, libelant has, by foreign attachment, attached two of Gordon’s bank accounts in this district. While neither an affidavit nor the Marshal’s return alleges Gordon can. not be found within the district, as is required by Rule 2 [See 2 Benedict on Admiralty, Page…