Legal Opinion
Meaamaile v. American Samoa
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 12, 1982No. Civ. 82-0365PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is a citizen of Western Samoa presently residing in the State of Hawaii. In August 1979, plaintiff was a civilian employee on the Western Samoa-owned ship “Queen Salamasina.” This ship was used to ferry passengers and cargo between Western Samoa and American Samoa. On August 8, 1979, agents of the Government of American Samoa lawfully took control of the “Queen Salamasina” and used it to assist the American Samoa tugboat “Tatoso” in removing a vessel from a reef in the channel off Manua Island. During the…
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