Legal Opinion
Cole v. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPT. OF TRANSP.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided August 20, 1984No. A83-087 CIVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VON DER HEYDT, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE comes before the court on defendant State of Alaska’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Defendant’s request for oral argument is denied in order to expedite the business of the court,
a. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff alleges she was injured while on board the M/V Matanuska and in the employment of the State of Alaska. She seeks money damages against the state, alleging jurisdiction and substantive rights under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 and the general maritime law of unseaworthiness. The state argues…
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