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PEREIRA v. UTAH TRANSPORT, INC.

No. 83-2537.

764 F.2d 686 (1985)

Santiago PEREIRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UTAH TRANSPORT, INC. and Utah Shippers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted March 8, 1985.

Decided June 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arram G. Adler, Adler & Kops, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas G. Scarvie, Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before WRIGHT, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

POOLE, Circuit Judge:

Santiago Pereira appeals from the district court's dismissal of his action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Pereira, a Spanish national, was injured aboard the LAKE MENDOCINO, which flies the Liberian flag. Pereira brought suit in the Northern District of California against the vessel's owners, Utah Transport, Inc. and Utah Shippers, Inc. ("Utah"), both of which are Liberian corporations with San Francisco offices. Utah moved...

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