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ODYSSEY MARINE v. UNIDENTIFIED SHIPWRECKED VESSEL

No. 10-14396, Non-Argument Calendar.

636 F.3d 1338 (2011)

ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, Keith Bray, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNIDENTIFIED, SHIPWRECKED VESSEL OR VESSELS, in rem, their apparel, tackle, appurtenances and cargo located within center point coordinates: 49 25' N, 6 00'W'; Radius: 5 nautical miles, Defendant-Appellee, Kingdom of Spain, Claimant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annabel Castle Majewski , Roy D. Wasson , Wasson & Associates, Chartered, Miami, FL, Frank D. Butler , Frank D. Butler, PA, Pinellas Park, FL, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Melinda J. MacConnel , Odyssey Marine Exploration, Allen Von Spiegelfeld , David F. Pope , Banker Lopez Gassler, PA, Eric Christopher Thiel , Fowler White Boggs, PA, Tampa, FL, K. Russell LaMotte , Beveridge & Diamond, PC, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Keith Bray ("Bray") appeals the district court's dismissal of his action for contract recision based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we conclude that Bray's claim is cognizable in federal admiralty jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Bray, a citizen of Great Britain and researcher of sunken sea vessels, seeks recision of a contract that he contends appellee Odyssey...

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