Legal Opinion
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Vessel Bay Ridge
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided March 16, 1981No. Civ. A 80-147PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, District Judge.
In this admiralty action Alyeska Pipeline Service Company undertakes to recover cleanup costs resulting from an accidental oil discharge at the Alyeska Valdez Terminal on April 14, 1980. Alyeska maintains the discharge was due to the negligence of the T/T BAY RIDGE and claims a maritime lien against the vessel. On May 19, 1980 the BAY RIDGE was arrested pursuant to Supplemental Rule C of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 Claimants now move to vacate the arrest and dismiss the complaint against the vessel on grounds that Rule C violates fundamental due…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. $38,000.00 in United States Currency, David English and Michael William English, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Amstar Corp. v. S/S Alexandros T.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Banco Cafetero InternationalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Salazar v. Atlantic SunCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Vessel Bay RidgeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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