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IN RE TETRA APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES L P

No. 03-30719.

362 F.3d 338 (2004)

In Re: In the Matter of: TETRA APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES L P, as owner or, alternatively owner Pro Hac Vice of Tetra Rig No 6 for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. Tetra Applied Technologies, L.P., As Owner, or, Alternatively, Owner Pro Hac Vice of Tetra Rig No. 6, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp., et al., Defendants, Todd J. Leger, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Leonard Zaunbrecher, Matthew D. McConnell (argued), Briney & Foret, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard R. Kennedy (argued), Lafayette, LA, Jennifer Ann Jones, Jones Law Firm, Cameron, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises in the context of a federal court action filed by a drilling rig owner (Tetra) seeking exoneration from, or limitation of, liability under the Limitation Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 183. The district court refused to lift its stay of state court proceedings because plaintiff Leger refused to stipulate to exclusive federal court jurisdiction over Tetra's claim of exoneration from liability. We reverse and remand, and...

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