Legal Opinion
Mendes Junior International Company v. M/v Sokai Maru, Atlanta Maritime Corporation and Sanko Kisen Kk
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1992No. 91-2348PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Mendes Junior International Company (Mendes) appeals an adverse judgment of the United States Magistrate Judge finding its claims time-barred and awarding damages in favor of appellee Atlanta Maritime Agency (AMC) on its counterclaims. 758 F.Supp. 1169 (S.D.Tex. 1991). We vacate because the magistrate judge lacked any authority to enter judgment.
Facts and Proceedings Below
This dispute arises out of a contract to ship supplies from South America to Iraq in the early 1980s. Mendes had a contract to build a railroad in Iraq. Mendes consulted Agenave…
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