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DODSON v. SPILIADA MARITIME CORP.

No. 90-3579.

951 F.2d 40 (1992)

Richard J. DODSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPILIADA MARITIME CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred B. Shapiro, Richard J. Dodson, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

James Anthony Babst, Peter B. Sloss, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler and Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for Spiliada Maritime, et al.

Monica T. Susprenant, Baldwin & Haspel, Metairie, La., for Chaffe, McCall.

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Richard J. Dodson, a lawyer, appeals the dismissal of his claims against a lawyer and a law firm. We find no basis for federal jurisdiction and, accordingly, vacate and remand with instructions.

Background

The genesis of the present litigation is Dodson's attempted legal representation of five Filipino seamen. The seamen each hired Dodson in a wage dispute with their employer, Spiliada Maritime Corporation. Spiliada...

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