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IN RE CATALINA CRUISES, INC.

No. 96-56217.

137 F.3d 1422 (1998)

In re: CATALINA CRUISES, INC., In the matter of the petition of Catalina Cruises, Inc., as owners of the motor vessel "Catalina Countess" for exoneration from or limitation of liability. CATALINA CRUISES, INC., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Julie LUNA; Bartolome Alcala; Lisa Bolton; Monique Brown; Sylvia Brown; Dawn Dyer; William Groves; Edward Pierce; Melony Pierce; Anthony Tidwell; James Tolbert; Sharon Washington; Caprice Winstead; Luke Brunet; Dena Deck; Kirsten Deck; Alex Heidharian; Kamran Heidharian; Megashia Jackson; Darryl King; Ana Munoz; Jan Tsjioe; Elisa Ugarte; Joe Yuan; Kevin Young; Tyrone Young; Bartolome Alcala; Valerie A. Jordan; Cleveland Washington; Toni Washington; Wayne Laird; Adolphus Edmond, Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Klein, Wilner, Klein & Siegel, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Steven Unger, Law Offices of Steven H. Unger, Beverly Hills, CA, for Claimants-Appellees.

Before: FLOYD R. GIBSON, KOZINSKI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge:

Catalina Cruises, Inc. ("Catalina Cruises") appeals the district court's judgment, following a bench trial, that Catalina Cruises operated its passenger-carrying vessel, the M/V CATALINA COUNTESS (the "COUNTESS"), in a negligent manner. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The COUNTESS is a 127-foot passenger vessel, inspected and certified by the Coast Guard for operation between...

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