OWENS v. SEARIVER MARITIME, INC.

No. 00-60048.

272 F.3d 698 (2001)

Bobby OWENS, on behalf of himself and all other employees of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARIVER MARITIME, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Jackson Lyons (argued), T. Jackson Lyons & Associates, Marc E. Brand, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas J. Wagner (argued), Wagner & Bagot, Thomas A. Rayer, Sr., Denechaud & Denechaud, New Orleans, LA, Edward Otis Johnson, Jr., Heidelberg & Woodliff, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In this putative class action, the plaintiff, Bobby Owens (Owens) seeks to recover damages from the defendant, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., (SeaRiver) pursuant to the maximum hour and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Owens appeals the district court's grant of SeaRiver's motion for summary judgment, in which that court determined that Owens was exempt from FLSA coverage because he was...

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