ASHLEY v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Nos. 85 Civ. 0614 (PKL), 85 Civ. 3731 (PKL), 86 Civ. 0762 (PKL) and 88 Civ. 2960 (PKL).

738 F.Supp. 783 (1990)

Fern ASHLEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., and Government of the Virgin Islands, Defendants. Peter CHIOPELAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., and Government of the Virgin Islands, Defendants. Jules S. DAVIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., and Government of the Virgin Islands, Defendants. Ciro A. GAMBONI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., and Government of the Virgin Islands, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sullivan & Liapakis, P.C., New York City (John M. Tomsky, of counsel), for plaintiffs Ashley, et al.

Kaplan & Kilsheimer, New York City, for plaintiffs Davis, et al.

Demetriou and Demetriou, Long Island City, N.Y. (James P. Demetriou, of counsel), for plaintiffs Chiopelas, et al.

Carb, Luria, Glassner, Cook & Kufeld, New York City (James E. Schwartz, of counsel), for plaintiffs Gamboni, et al.

Godfrey R. De Castro, Atty. Gen., Government of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (Prin. Asst. Atty. Gen., Treston E. Moore, of counsel), for defendant Government of Virgin Islands.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge:

This matter is before the Court on defendant Government of the Virgin Islands' ("GVI") motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaints for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1)1 and for failure to join indispensable parties to the action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(7).2

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