Legal Opinion
National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Ass'n v. Burnley
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 18, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0485PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REVERCOMB, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and defendants’ motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs are five labor organizations which represent, inter alia, officers and seamen who work aboard commercial shipping vessels registered under the flag of the United States. As a general rule, all officers serving on U.S. flag vessels must be citizens of the United States. 46 U.S.C. sec. 8103(a). Unlicensed seamen on U.S. flag vessels must be either citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Id. sec. 8103(b).…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. BrockSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Eunice Samuels, Lorraine Warren v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- City of New Haven v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cruz v. Chesapeake Shipping Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Cruz v. Chesapeake Shipping Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Cruz v. Chesapeake Shipping Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991