Legal Opinion
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. v. Ebanks
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided November 28, 1994No. Civ. A. CV294-109PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALAIMO, District Judge.
Defendant, Robert Ebanks (“Ebanks”), a Jones Act seaman, was injured while working aboard a derrick barge owned by his employer, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (“Great Lakes”). Great Lakes filed this action in federal court seeking a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 (Count I), and specific performance of a settlement agreement as a “maritime contract” under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (Count II). Before the Court is Ebanks’ Motion to Dismiss Count I and Stay Count II because of a pending state court action involving the same facts. For the reasons discussed…
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