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GRUVER v. LESMAN FISHERIES INC.

No. 05-35916.

489 F.3d 978 (2007)

Jeff GRUVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LESMAN FISHERIES INC.; Bob Lesman; f/v Sunset Charge, Official Number 534685, in rem, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Merriam, The Law Office of John Merriam, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Philip W. Sanford, Holmes Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges, and SAM E. HADDON, District Judge.

BERZON, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the question whether a fight aboard a ship between a seaman and his former maritime employer over unpaid wages can give rise to federal admiralty jurisdiction. We find that it does and therefore reverse the district court's dismissal of the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

I.

Jeff Gruver worked as a deckhand for Lesman Fisheries, Inc. aboard the shrimp and crab boat F/V Sunset Charge ("the Sunset...

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