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BARRIE v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1906.

615 F.2d 829 (1980)

George F. BARRIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Martin, Wilmington, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Norman J. Ronneberg, Jr., Dept. of Justice, Admiralty & Shipping Sect., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before TRASK and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

George F. Barrie, a merchant seaman, filed an action against the Government under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790. He alleges that as a result of the negligence and the unseaworthiness of the United States Naval Ship SEALIFT PACIFIC, on which he served from June 3, 1975, to August 15, 1975, he contracted spinal meningitis and other illnesses.

Barrie filed an administrative claim with the Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration...

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