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CHAO v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE, INC.

No. 00-60535.

276 F.3d 725 (2002)

Elaine CHAO, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Gottlieb (argued), Bruce Foster Justh, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Eric B. Brown, Transocean Gen. Counsel, Houston, TX, Richard Wayne Sliman, Bryant, Clark, Dukes, Blakeslee, Ramsay & Hammond, Gulfport, MS, William Scott Railton (argued), Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, McLean, VA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, DAVIS, Circuit Judge, and VANCE, District Judge.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant, Transocean Offshore, Inc. (Transocean), owner of the M/V DISCOVERER ENTERPRISE, appeals from a judgment of civil contempt and award of attorneys fees and costs to the Secretary of Labor. The judgment resulted from Transocean's refusal to honor a warrant obtained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to inspect the work areas of Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.'s (Ingalls) employees who were working...

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