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RODRIGUEZ v. FLOTA MERCANTE GRANCOLOMBIANA, S.A.

No. 81-4455.

703 F.2d 1069 (1983)

Hugo RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLOTA MERCANTE GRANCOLOMBIANA, S.A., Grancolombiana (New York), Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1983.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing March 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan I. Shatkin, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

James J. Tamulski, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, ALARCON and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Hugo Rodriguez, (Rodriguez) a seaman, appeals from the district court's order dismissing his complaint brought under the Jones Act,1 and the general maritime law, to recover damages for injuries caused by his employer's negligence. We must decide whether the facts establish that the court had subject matter jurisdiction.2 We conclude that the district court was correct in determining...

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