Legal Opinion
S.S. Bethflor v. Joel Thomas, Joel Thomas v. S.S. Bethflor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1966No. 21876PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
The Shipowner, succeeding in its forum shopping by its motion to transfer an admiralty cause from the division where it would be tried by the regularly assigned Judge to a nearby division where it would be assigned by lot for trial by one of four or five Judges, 1 complains that the District Court erred in allowing the Libellant to dismiss without prejudice when the intended purpose was to forum shop some more either to the State Court or to a Federal Court in another district. The forum shopping still goes on, the last move being the removal to the Federal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. BarnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pure Oil Co. v. SuarezSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re the Louisville UnderwritersSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Continental Grain Company v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc., and Barge Fbl-585Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Stephen Brothers LineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- H & F Barge Co. v. Garber Bros.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1974
- Bailiff v. Storm Drilling CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1972
- Bach v. Trident Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
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