BARNES v. SEA HAWAII RAFTING, LLC

No. 16-15023.

886 F.3d 758 (2018)

Chad Barry BARNES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEA HAWAII RAFTING, LLC; Kris Henry; John Does 1-20; Mary Does 1-20; Doe Corporations 1-20; Doe Partnerships 1-20; Doe Associates 1-20; Doe Governmental Agencies 1-20; Other Entities 1-20, In Personam; M/V Tehani; Kristin Kimo Henry, Debtor in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii-Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case # 14-01475 (re: doc no. 142) also known as Kris Henry; Dane S. Field, Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Sea Hawaii Rafting, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Lawrence Friedheim (argued), Admiralty Advocates, Honolulu, Hawaii; John C. Gibson , Honolulu, Hawaii; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Simon Klevansky (argued), Alika L. Piper , and Nicole D. Stucki , Klevansky Piper LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Defendants-Appellees Dane S. Field, M/V Tehani.

Lisa M. Volquardsen , Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, for Defendant-Appellee Kris Henry.

Before: Raymond C. Fisher, Richard A. Paez, and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Chad Barnes is a seaman who was injured when the boat on which he was working, the M/V Tehani, exploded. During his recovery, Barnes received some monetary assistance from either Sea Hawaii Rafting, LLC ("SHR"), which owned the Tehani, or Kris Henry, SHR's owner and manager, but those payments soon stopped...

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