PARTREDERIET TREASURE SAGA v. JOY MFG. CO.

No. 86-2215. Summary Calendar.

804 F.2d 308 (1986)

PARTREDERIET TREASURE SAGA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOY MANUFACTURING CO., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell E. Reed, Jr., Houston, Tex., Joseph A. Katarincic, David R. Cohen, Kenneth M. Argentieri, Kenneth L. Salmon, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants-appellants.

Matthew Y. Biscan, Denver, Colo., for amicus curiae Mountain States.

John R. Pearson, Claude R. Treece, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Because the denial by the district court of a motion to dismiss a suit on forum non conveniens grounds is not immediately appealable, we dismiss this interlocutory appeal.

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